Artefact study to shed new light on life in Roman and Late Antique Egypt
The first in-depth study of Roman and Late Antique Egypt using everyday artefacts as its principal source of evidence has been awarded a large...
The moral side of GPS trackers for children – Do or Don’t?
The modern world has brought to life lots of different gadgets and while they are useful to some extent, most of them can be...
Honeybees are struggling to get enough good bacteria
Modern monoculture farming, commercial forestry and even well-intentioned gardeners could be making it harder for honeybees to store food and fight off diseases, a...
Primary tropical forests are best but regrowing forests are also vital to biodiversity
Even after 40 years of recovery, secondary forests remain species and carbon-poor compared to undisturbed primary forests, a new study reveals.
However these secondary forests...
Brown Banks and White Cliffs: the search for lost prehistoric settlements in the North...
After a successful expedition in 2018, the second voyage in search of prehistoric landscapes and submerged settlements within the Brown Bank area of the...
One million seeds to be planted in UK’s biggest seagrass restoration scheme
The biggest seagrass restoration project ever undertaken in the UK is being launched in order to help this important habitat to thrive once again.
Seagrass...
Over-hunting walruses contributed to the collapse of Norse Greenland
The mysterious disappearance of Greenland’s Norse colonies sometime in the 15th century may have been down to the overexploitation of walrus populations for their tusks,...
Winter warm spells see a two- to three- fold increase in duration and frequency...
Warm winter spells have increased in frequency and duration two- to three times over since 1878, according to scientists led by the University of...
Area twice size of UK needed to feed world’s pets
An area double the size of the UK is used to produce dry pet food for cats and dogs each year, a study shows.
Analysis...
Ocean sharks and rays threatened with extinction
Three quarters of ocean shark and ray species face an elevated risk of extinction, according to new research.
The study reveals an alarming 71% decline in...