![Fossils of the now-extinct trilobite organism, Selenopeltis](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Gernon_jadu.jpg")
Scientists discover two intense periods of volcanism triggered a period of global cooling and falling oxygen levels in the oceans, causing one of the most severe mass extinctions in Earth history.
![Forest fire in Indonesia](/images/resized/600x301-0-0-1-80-RESIZEDAdobeStock_236571328.jpg")
Plans to restore Indonesian peatlands are a cost-effective strategy for reducing the impacts of peatland fires to the environment, climate and human health, says a new study.
![Jonathan Wild, (Hon LLD 2011), in an alpine landscape.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Jonathan_Wild_800x400.png")
Jonathan Wild (Hon LLD 2011), the former Chair and Managing Director of Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate, is dedicated to his mission to protect the planet.
![Emissions streaming from power station cooling towers at dusk, with a yellow sky in the background.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-jadu_drax.jpg")
Carbon limits needed to contain global warming could be breached within six years in the Yorkshire and Humber region, a new report warns.
![A boat in ocean surrounded by water and glaciers](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-boat_credit_Pierre_Dutrieux.jpg")
A glacier in West Antarctica has been formally named after the city of Glasgow to mark its hosting of the COP26 climate change conference.
![A wind farm with sheep grazing in the foreground](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-RESIZEDgreenElectricityAdobeStock_423294287.jpg")
Industry must speed up investment in new technologies that allow manufacture of materials using renewable electricity if net zero emissions targets are to be met, researchers warn.
![Tea farm workers in Malawi](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-tea.jpg")
Researchers in the UK and Africa have teamed up to help tea producers better understand future climate risks in a bid to reduce crop damage.
![Professor Paul Johnson and Professor Selina Stead](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-exec_deans_corp.jpg")
Two new Executive Deans will join the University community at the start of 2022.
![A peatland in good condition in Dumfries and Galloway](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-jadu_Snibe_Bog_Silver_Flowe_Dumfries_and_Galloway___Credit_Emma_Goodyer___IUCN_UK__1_.jpg")
Restoring the world鈥檚 depleted peatlands now rather than later would have massive economic benefits to society, according to new research.
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Researchers across the University are preparing to showcase their digital expertise as part of a packed programme for the largest tech event in the UK.