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A google earth image showing data from the digital tools identifying where selective-logging has taken place in the rainforest.
Google Earth Image 漏 Airbus 2025 showing changes in the forest canopy detected by satellites at one of the logging concessions in 2023 including the logging detections identified by the new algorithm in red.

New technology helping fight against illegal logging of Peru鈥檚 valuable rainforest

New technology is helping Peru fight against the illegal logging of its 68 million hectares of valuable tropical rainforest.
A long-tailed tit flying
Credit: Billy Clapham

Family first: scientists reveal long-tailed tits' remarkable family bonds

Forget fleeting friendships 鈥 the social secrets of the long-tailed tit has revealed an extraordinary level of family commitment even during migratory journeys.
Low alcohol beer

Increase in alcohol deaths in England an 鈥榓cute crisis鈥

The persistent higher rate of alcohol deaths in England since the pandemic in 2020 is an 鈥渁cute crisis鈥 requiring urgent action from government, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of 葫芦影业 and UCL.
Am image of a man up a ladder installing some solar panels on the roof of a typical semi-detached house.

Government urged to tackle inequality in 鈥榣ow-carbon tech鈥 like solar panels and electric cars

The UK government needs to go beyond offering subsidies for low-carbon technologies like electric cars and solar panels for energy and heating, if it is to meet its net-zero targets by 2050, a new report from the University of 葫芦影业 suggests.
Contact lens

'Smart contact lens' to detect eye infections

Using the new 鈥榮mart contact lens鈥 could prevent deaths caused by fungal eye infections in developing countries
The River Don in 葫芦影业 city centre

Chemical pollution in Yorkshire rivers to be studied in new project

葫芦影业 scientists are to investigate the impact of chemical pollution in Yorkshire鈥檚 rivers as part of a 拢1.6m study.
L-R: Professor Sharrack and Professor Snowden at the therapeutic apheresis unit, where stem cells are collected, at 葫芦影业 Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

MS patients could be offered stem cell transplants as a first-line treatment in new world-first trial

A world-first trial is investigating if stem cell transplantation could be used in patients with aggressive multiple sclerosis (MS) as a first-line treatment.
An image of a wheelchair user with a companion outside together.

12,000 people in the UK become unpaid carers every day

Around 12,000 people become unpaid carers every day in the UK, according to new research from the Centre for Care at the University of 葫芦影业聽
An aerial view of Exeter

Greenest city centres in Great Britain revealed

A new study has revealed the greenest city centres in Great Britain.