Researchers discover more than 50 lakes beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet
Researchers have discovered 56 previously uncharted subglacial lakes beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet bringing the total known number of lakes to 60.
Although these...
Llama antibodies have “significant potential” as potent COVID-19 treatment
A unique type of tiny antibody produced by llamas could provide a new frontline treatment against Covid-19 that can be taken by patients as...
New study finds water on the Moon is stored in ‘beads of glass’
Glass beads formed from the cooling of melted material ejected by and found strewn across the Moon could store substantial quantities of water, according...
Adding graphene to jute fibres could give natural alternative to man-made materials
Scientists from The University of Manchester have combined graphene with the natural fibre, jute, to create a world’s first for graphene-strengthened natural jute fibre composites.
The breakthrough could lead...
New images reveal fine threads of million-degree plasma woven throughout the Sun’s atmosphere
Researchers at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) unveil highest-ever resolution images of the Sun from NASA’s solar sounding rocket mission
Newly released images of...
New Scottish fossil sheds light on the origins of lizards
A fossil discovery from Scotland has provided new information on the early evolution of lizards, during the time of the dinosaurs
The tiny skeleton discovered...
Airborne telescope gives insight into the birth of stars
A University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) professor is part of the team that has seen a NASA telescope, housed on a converted jumbo jet,...
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...
A robot small enough to explore the lungs
Engineers and scientists have paved the way for a robot that can reach some of the smallest bronchial tubes in the lungs – to...
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...