Twinkle Twinkle Little Star-Secrets of the ‘blue supergiant’ revealed
Before space telescopes, few blue supergiants had been observed, so our knowledge of these stars was limited.
Leading astrophysicist Dr Tamara Rogers, from Newcastle University,...
Scientists found earliest evidence of milk consumption in British Neolithic fsrmers
Researchers have found the earliest direct evidence of milk consumption anywhere in the world in the teeth of prehistoric British farmers.
The research team, led...
Scientists discover key to Iron Age ‘Heslington brain’ preservation
The 2,600-year-old Heslington brain, discovered in 2008 near York in the UK, was probably so well-preserved due to tightly folded brain proteins according to...
Scientists have discovered how catmint gained its ability to send felines into a state...
By unpicking its genetic makeup, researchers have discovered how catmint evolved to make nepetalactone, the molecule responsible for its effects on cats.
The research, conducted...
Meltwater lakes are accelerating glacier ice loss
Meltwater lakes that form at glacier margins cause ice to recede much further and faster compared to glaciers that terminate on land, according to...
Cats’ love of catnip helps protect against mosquitoes
Catnip gives cats more than just a sense of euphoria – it also helps them to repel mosquitoes, a new study involving Liverpool researchers...
How does the one-humped Arabian camel survive without drinking?
Research led by scientists at the University of Bristol has shed new light on how the kidneys of the one-humped Arabian camel play an...
The shifting sounds of spring revealed in new study
Natural sounds, and bird song in particular, play a key role in building and maintaining our connection with nature - but a major new...
New bacteria found that stick to plastic in the deep sea
Scientists have found new types of plastic loving bacteria that stick to plastic in the deep sea that may enable them to ‘hitchhike’ across...
Ancient dung reveals earliest evidence of farmed animals
Ancient dung has helped provide archaeologists with the earliest evidence of animals being farmed for food.
Humans were tending animals approximately 12,500 years ago in...