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Environmental Conservation

'Hellish' hot springs yield greenhouse gas-eating bug

A new species of bacteria discovered living in one of the most extreme environments on Earth could yield a tool in the fight against global warming. In a paper…

Physics & Astronomy

Testing time for instrument on Hubble's successor

MIRI is one of four sophisticated instruments onboard which will study the early universe and properties of materials forming around new born stars in…

Life & Chemistry

Ketamine’s Impact on Brain Circuitry: Insights for Schizophrenia Therapies

Ketamine is also used as an anesthetic and, more recently, as an antidepressant – raising concerns by researchers at the University of California, San Diego…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Discover Gene Regulating Regeneration Polarity in Flatworms

Mechanisms have been sought to explain this process of regeneration polarity for over 100 years, but until now, little was known about how planaria can…

Environmental Conservation

Boost Future Profits: Why Fishers Should Cut Catches Now

A new and compelling argument for reducing fish harvests – the profit motive – could persuade world fishers to endure the short-term pain of lower catches for…

Science Education

How Universities Tackle Global Issues Through Innovation

In a presentation focusing on environmental entrepreneurship, Prof Williams said that leading national higher-education institutions have the ability to…

Seminars Workshops

Student Enterprises Boost Economic Competitiveness in Universities

“Universities have been receptive to the push from Government and industry to provide entrepreneurial graduates to support economic competitiveness and there’s…

Studies and Analyses

Net Foreign Assets: China’s Economic Weakness Unveiled

China’s international investment position has been characterized by its huge and increasing net foreign assets – and despite its low per capita incomes and…

Science Education

University grant — a boost to social scientists in the Midlands

The Methods and Data Institute will host high profile courses throughout next year, providing advanced training in quantitative methods for the social…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Enhanced Management Routines to Mitigate Scrapie Risks

“The most important factors that increase the risk of transmission of classical scrapie between sheep flocks are commercial trading of live animals and…

Earth Sciences

Ancient Flood Disrupts Ocean Circulation and Climate Cooling

About the same time, a sharp century long cold spell is observed around the North Atlantic and other areas. Researchers have often speculated that the cooling…

Awards Funding

BBVA Chairman Francisco González announces the BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Awards

In his presentation speech, Francisco González affirmed that “these awards will honor excellence in research and artistic creation, with an accent on…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Plants Use Light to Boost Freezing Tolerance, Study Finds

The research in the Department of Biology reveals that plants react to change in light quality in order to develop freezing tolerance. It has been published in…

Social Sciences

Anti-drinking campaign ads may be “catastrophically misconceived”

Adverts that show drunken incidents, such as being thrown out of a nightclub, being carried home or passing out in a doorway, are often seen by young people as…

Materials Sciences

Australia and Northern Ireland Partner on Plastic Innovation

The agreement will be signed between the School of Engineering, University of Queensland (UQ) and the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Queen's…

Physics & Astronomy

Hincode Reveals New Insights Into Solar Wind Origins

The results are published in the 7 December issue of the journal Science. Data from Hinode, a Japanese (JAXA) mission with ESA participation, shows that…

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