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More yield, less forest
Increasing oil palm yields may not help to conserve tropical forests
High-yielding oil palm crops meant to spare forests could in fact lead to an increase in deforestation, warn scientists.
Stories written by Gail Wilson
Future investment
Vince Cable announces investment for postgraduate training at Imperial
Imperial has received a £8m funding boost for a Doctoral Training Partnership to support future bio scientists.
Concrete Jungle
Amazonian birds under threat from road expansion
Increased road construction is reducing bird biodiversity in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, according to a new study.
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Tune In
Imperial podcast: Measuring 'Marsquakes', Moroccan meteorites and Invictus Games
What is inside Mars? Professor Tom Pike discusses 2016 NASA mission to Mars and how he plans to measure 'Marsquakes'.
Need For Speed
Physicists create lasers that switch on and off at world record speed
Scientists have designed a record-breaking laser that accelerates the interaction between light and matter by ten times.
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Protein profile
Protein 'map' could lead to potent new cancer drugs
Imperial chemists have gained fresh insights into how a disease-causing enzyme makes changes to proteins and how it can be stopped.
Genetic patterns
'Stripe' manual provides fresh insights for tissue and organ development
Scientists have created a complete manual of the processes that tell developing cells to form 'stripes'.
GAS GAUGE
Colourful carbon monoxide sensor could help save lives
Scientists have designed a new carbon monoxide sensor that uses a strip which changes from orange to white when it senses the poisonous gas.
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Stepping up
Imperial celebrates 2014 academic promotions
Imperial has recognised the research and teaching successes of many of its academics with the 2014 round of promotions.
Discover diversity
Visit the planet's wildlife on your doorstep at Imperial's Silwood Park campus
Fancy a day out hunting for bugs, foraging for fungi or finding out how to help conservationists monitor wildlife in your garden?
