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Tropical forests help to generate vast amounts of rainfall each year, adding weight to arguments for protecting them as water and climate pressures increase, say researchers.

Access to trees and greenspaces is consistently low across English cities according to a new study led by the University. Researchers used a recognised three-part framework for measuring tree and greenspace access in urban neighbourhoods in Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, York, Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent and Plymouth, and found that at best, only 2% of buildings in any city region met all three components of the rule.

Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage has penned a new poem for World Cancer Day, inspired by Yorkshire patients and the researchers working to improve outcomes.

Researchers are harnessing the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance weather prediction and improve climate resilience and food security in West Africa.

The lifelong effects of rare blood disorder diagnoses in childhood are being analysed in a first-of-its-kind study led by the University of Leeds.

An international assessment report provides definitive statements on the atmospheric impacts from a huge volcanic eruption in 2022.

Children are being pulled into the youth justice system because their early health, education and care needs are not being addressed, according to a new Child of the North report.

Hundreds of park staff and volunteers across the UK have been trained in how to spot, safely challenge, and prevent harassment or behaviour which could stop women feeling safe in public places.

New data from the Child of the North initiative shows stark inequalities in the number of children who have the skills needed to thrive in school.

Efforts to join up isolated plant and animal habitats across the world should also protect against unintentionally harming them, new research shows. The paper, led by the Universities of Leeds and Oxford and published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity , states that work to connect fragmented wildlife habitats is essential - but it may also pose ecological risks including the unintentional spread of wildlife diseases and invasive species.