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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.
A wind turbine in an oilseed rape field

Low-carbon energy grids could help rock dust absorb more CO2

Greener electricity grids could help us to use rock dust to remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and reach net zero much quicker, according to a new study from researchers at the University of 葫芦影业.

University of 葫芦影业 home to first of its kind low-carbon energy research rig

葫芦影业鈥檚 Translational Energy Research Centre is now home to a state-of-the-art, low-carbon energy research rig, which is the first of its kind in the UK.

A graphical image of a heart made up of lines.

How MRI could revolutionise heart failure diagnosis聽

New research from University of 葫芦影业 and University of East Anglia shows MRI scans can better diagnose heart failure than current non-invasive echocardiogram methods聽
葫芦影业 universities pledge support for armed forces community

葫芦影业 universities pledge support for armed forces community

葫芦影业 and 葫芦影业 Hallam University have pledged their support to the armed forces community by signing the Armed Forces Covenant.

A picture of the Andromeda galaxy

Astronomers discover a rare 鈥榖lack widow鈥 binary star, with the shortest orbit ever identified

A rare triple black widow - a pair of stars that rapidly circle each other before one is consumed by the other - has been discovered by scientists.