Published 10 December 2019 Categories Science | Environment Greenland is losing ice faster than in the 1990s and is tracking the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s high-end climate scenario.
Published 10 December 2019 Categories Science | Environment New research strongly suggests the distinct "oxygenation events" which created Earth’s breathable atmosphere happened spontaneously, rather than as a consequence of biological or tectonic revolutions.
Published 6 December 2019 Categories Science | Health Research which has identified a way of making a safer and cheaper polio vaccine is to be scaled-up – to see if it could be used in commercial vaccine production.
Published 5 December 2019 Categories Working with business | Science A Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ spin-out company has secured £3.14m to develop a next generation drug that aims to prevent blood clots forming, without the risk of bleeding present in currently available drugs.
Published 29 November 2019 Categories Business & Economy | Society & Politics The retail bonanza set to begin today, Black Friday, is expected to see more than half of shoppers buying electronic goods and almost a third purchasing clothes.
Published 28 November 2019 Categories Science | Working with business Precision nutrition and 24-hour monitoring will enable scientists to provide new insights for the pig industry, as the Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ opens the National Pig Centre today.
Published 27 November 2019 Categories Science | Environment According to new research nearly 40 percent of global land plant species can be categorized as very rare, and these species are most at risk of extinction as climate and land use continues to change.
Published 26 November 2019 Categories University Visit Nexus for an exclusive live screening of one of the Royal Institution’s Christmas Lectures.
Published 26 November 2019 Categories Health | Science A dentist’s drill might not be the best way to tackle tooth decay in children’s teeth, a new study has concluded.
Published 22 November 2019 Categories News | University The Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ has announced ambitious plans to create a flagship building for students and staff at the heart of the western campus, supported by a generous gift from the Laidlaw Foundation.
Published 21 November 2019 Categories Science | Health When brain tumours are treated with radiation or chemotherapy their cells evolve in a way that appears to be random, according to research published today in Nature.
Published 20 November 2019 Categories Health Students who rarely ate breakfast on school days achieved lower GCSE grades than those who ate breakfast frequently, according to a new study in Yorkshire.
Published 19 November 2019 Categories Society & Politics A sophisticated online platform that allows television viewers watching political leadership debates to react in real time was test-driven during tonight’s first head-to-head contest.
Published 18 November 2019 Categories Environment | Science During the last two decades agricultural practices and nitrogen-rich fertilisers have significantly increased the amount of nitrous oxide emissions in the atmosphere, according to a new study.
Published 14 November 2019 Categories Health A colonoscopy is the main test used to detect bowel cancer, but like most tests, it is not always 100% accurate and cancers can be missed.