News News stories Find out about the latest Biosciences news from the University of Sheffield. 3 April 2024 Bees master complex tasks through social interaction In a groundbreaking discovery, bumblebees have been shown to possess a previously unseen level of cognitive sophistication. 29 February 2024 Side effects of wide scale forestation could reduce carbon removal benefits by up to a third Enhanced weathering test fields of soybean at the Energy Farm, University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign (image credit Dimitar Epihov, Leverhulme Centre, University of Sheffield) 29 February 2024 Field trials reveal crushed rock boosts carbon removal and improves crop yields Search Kenya to use solar panels to boost crops by ‘harvesting the sun twice’ The Harvesting the Sun Twice project is trialling growing crops underneath solar panels in Africa. The trials have been so promising in Kenya that this week the technique is being deployed to open-field farms (via the Guardian). 22 February 2022 Sheffield researchers awarded £1.4m to study how organs form Scientists at the University of Sheffield have been awarded £1.4million to study how organs control their shape and form as our body grows. 17 February 2022 Urban health, wellbeing and food supplies are all under threat: growing more food in cities could change that Dr Jill Edmondson discusses the importance of promoting urban horticulture and the benefits of putting fruit and vegetable production back at the heart and in the hands of local communities in this 'The Conversation' article. 18 January 2022 Global study reveals that Indigenous lands protect tropical forests from deforestation A team of researchers led by the University of Sheffield has discovered that rates of deforestation and degradation in tropical forests are lower in Indigenous lands compared to other areas. 26 November 2021 University of Sheffield researchers develop quicker, more accurate Covid test University of Sheffield scientists and Yorkshire company Paraytec have developed a more accurate, efficient and low cost Covid-19 test. 26 November 2021 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Current page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 … Next page Next › Last page Last »