We simply can’t afford for peatlands to go up in smoke
Preserving the world's peatlands – and the vast carbon stores they contain – is vital to limiting climate change, researchers say.
The study, led by the...
Research shows Black Holes can grow ‘hair’ when spinning
An international team of scientists have revealed that black holes can grow additional hair-like structures when spinning fast enough, a discovery that could give...
Gaia: scientists take a step closer to revealing origins of our galaxy
An international team of astronomers, led by the University of Cambridge, announced the most detailed ever catalogue of the stars in a huge swathe...
Flightless birds more common globally before human-driven extinctions
There would be at least four times as many flightless bird species on Earth today if it were not for human influences, finds a...
New research helps detect change in Arctic Ecosystems
Researchers from the University of Liverpool’s School of Environmental Sciences have made an important finding that could help assess the impact of environmental and human-induced changes...
New modified wheat could help tackle global food shortage
Researchers at the University of York have created a new modified wheat variety that increases grain production by up to 12%.
Wheat is one of...
Saving tropical peatlands could protect humans from future pandemic outbreaks
Conservation of tropical peatlands could reduce the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and the likelihood of new diseases jumping from animals to humans, according...
Migrating animals ‘live fast and die young’
University of Exeter scientists studied almost 1,300 mammal and bird species and found migrants generally develop faster, produce offspring earlier and die younger than...
Smelling the past using AI
Scientists are using artificial intelligence (AI) to research past and present smells of Europe to identify and trace their link to language, places, cultural...
3D print experts discover how to make tomorrow’s tech using ink-jet printed graphene
The University of Nottingham has cracked the conundrum of how to use inks to 3D-print novel electronic devices with useful properties, such as an...