66 million years of Earth’s climate uncovered from ocean sediments
Changes in the Earth’s climate over the last 66 million years have been revealed in unprecedented detail , highlighting four distinctive climatic states and...
Ancient DNA reveals secrets of Game of Thrones wolves
Extinct dire wolves split off from other canines nearly six million years ago and were only a distant relative of today’s species, a new...
Substantial carbon dioxide emissions from northern peatlands drained for crop cultivation
A new study shows that substantial amounts of carbon dioxide were released during the last millennium because of crop cultivation on peatlands in the...
The mystery of horse domestication decoded at last – success of modern horses due...
Modern horses owe most of their success to genetic changes which led to more docile behaviour and an improved back, a new study shows.
Experts...
Why mother nature believes in the elegance of simplicity.
Research recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Oxford-led scientists suggests that Mother Nature plays favourites and that she believes...
Tonga volcano eruption released more energy than the most powerful nuclear bomb
The eruption of the underwater volcano in Tonga that triggered a tsunami earlier this year (January 2022), released more energy than the Tsar Bomba...
First radio detection of Type Ia supernova explosion captured at Jodrell Bank
After decades of trying, astronomers have found the origin of a Type Ia supernova explosion using radio emissions, thanks to the e-MERLIN telescope network...
Genes explain mystery heart failure in pregnant women
A new genetic discovery could explain the cause of a mysterious and potentially-deadly heart condition which affects women during or just after pregnancy.
The findings,...
2017 is set to be in top three hottest years, with record-breaking extreme weather
It is very likely that 2017 will be one of the three hottest years on record, with many high-impact events including catastrophic hurricanes and...
Can twitter helps us understand side effects of medicines? Manchester Scientists think it can
A study of over 20 thousand Twitter posts has revealed that less serious side-effects of steroids worry patients the most.
The University of Manchester team...