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Climate agreement can't be met without emissions reduction target for agriculture, says new study
Scientists have calculated, for the first time, the extent to which agricultural emissions must reduce to meet the new climate agreement to limit warming to 2°C in 2100.
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Scientists to set sail on pioneering deep sea research expedition
Scientists from the University of Aberdeen are due to sail to the North Atlantic to test a pioneering piece of research equipment that will help improve our understanding of how deep ocean ecosystems function and respond to a major oil spill.
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Three University researchers elected to Royal Society
Three researchers from the University of Aberdeen have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society - a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
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Plight of the honeybee
A world-renowned University of Aberdeen researcher will share his insights into the global honeybee crisis, how this impacts on our lives and what we can all do to help curb the decline.
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Of mice and monkeys - why are some species more at risk from climate change?
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen, Sapienza University of Rome, the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and the University of Liverpool have developed a modelling approach which predicts the proportion of terrestrial mammals, from shrews to stoats to deer and giraffes, which may not be able to keep up with...
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Soils could play key role in locking away greenhouse gases
The world's soils could potentially store an extra 8 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases, helping to limit the impacts of climate change, says a new study from a team including Professor Pete Smith from the University of Aberdeen,
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New EU project will investigate the effects of climate change on fish
In France, April 1 is referred to as Poisson d'Avril, or 'April Fish day' and French children are said to tape a picture of a fish on the back of their schoolmates, crying "Poisson d'Avril" when the prank is discovered.
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£1.5m of scholarship opportunities at the University of Aberdeen
A new round of scholarships worth up to £1.5 million has been launched by the University of Aberdeen.
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Lethal genetic blindness found in a rare Scottish bird
The last remaining Scottish populations of the rare red-billed chough are being affected by a genetic mutation causing lethal blindness, a new study from the University of Aberdeen and the Scottish Chough Study Group and funded by NERC and Scottish Natural Heritage has shown.
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Livestock sector key to mitigating greenhouse gases
A team of scientists led by CSIRO researcher Dr Mario Herrero, and including Professor Pete Smith from the University of Aberdeen, have found that the global livestock sector offers a significant opportunity to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining the economic and social benefits of the sector.