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Understanding Climate Change—One Tree at a Time
Drew Purves, scientist at Microsoft Research Cambridge, co-authored two papers published in the latest issue of Science, discussing new techniques for understanding forest dynamics and how that understanding could help combat climate change.

500,000,000 Years Later, Eating Patterns Persist
Rich Williams of Microsoft Research Cambridge is a member of a small team who have looked back a half-billion years to identify food-web patterns similar to those of today.

Microsoft scientists unveil new technology to give early warning of sensitive species’ response to changing environments
The new technology unveiled today by Microsoft enables scientists for the first time to obtain and analyse detailed behavioural information in real-time.

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