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Global food businesses support climate smart agriculture
Global agri-food businesses are using the launch of a new carbon management web app to highlight the need for greater collaboration on agricultural sustainability.
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Shrinking fish: Decline in North Sea fish length linked to rising sea temperatures
A decline in the length of fish in the North Sea could be linked to climate change, according to research led by Aberdeen scientists.
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Meat demand must be reduced to combat climate change
Global reliance on meat as a food source must be reduced to abate climate change, according to new research from a team of international scientists.
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Radical action required to avoid dangerous climate change
The consequences of a rise in global warming of 2°C by 2100 have been severely underestimated, according to findings by a team of international scientists.
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Aberdeen scientist scoops accolade for bird studies
A 51cg zoologist has been awarded a major national prize for her research into the ecology and genetics of bird populations.
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Battle against American mink bolstered by new computer technology
It is a non-native species which preys on water voles, ground nesting birds and salmon and causes significant damage to local ecosystems, but now the battle to remove breeding American mink from northern Scotland is being assisted by cutting edge computer technology.
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Acclaimed wildlife filmmaker launches Aberdeen Biodiversity Centre
An internationally-acclaimed wildlife filmmaker has visited Aberdeen to launch a new era for one of the city's most popular education centres.
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New PhD students to tackle global biological issues
Environmental change, sustainable natural resource management and food security are just some of the themes new PhD students at the 51cg will be hoping to address.
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Major study investigates human impacts on tropics
Human impacts on the forests of the tropics are causing irreversible changes to these ecosystems yet the effects of these changes are poorly understood.
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Shark antibodies could provide key to targeting breast cancer
Aberdeen scientists are investigating if antibodies found naturally in sharks could be used to target breast cancer.