Northerners, it seems have always been able to cope a lot better with the...
It seems that Northerners have always been able to cope a lot better with the cold than their southern counterparts.
A new study ,at a...
Manchester study finds Drug reduces inflammation in stroke patients
An anti-inflammatory drug given to patients in the early stages of a stroke has been shown by researchers at The University of Manchester and...
Are we set for more Beasts from the East?
Periods of extreme cold winter weather and perilous snowfall, similar to those that gripped the UK in a deep freeze with the arrival of...
Chester Zoo fight to save rare fish
Conservationists from Chester Zoo are fighting to help save a rare fish on the paradise island of Bermuda.
Bermuda’s killifishes are found only in a...
Compassion helped Neanderthals to survive, study reveals
They have an unwarranted image as brutish and uncaring, but new research has revealed just how knowledgeable and effective Neanderthal healthcare was.
The study, by...
Chimpanzees help researchers improve machine learning of animal simulations
Researchers at The University of Manchester are using computer simulations of chimpanzees to improve not only our understanding of how the animals walk, but...
Digital solutions to globe’s natural disasters
THOUSANDS of deaths from natural disasters could be prevented with the right kind of forewarnings.
The impact of floods, landslides and tsunamis is lessened if...
Tiny 127 million year old fossil sheds light on early birds
The tiny fossil of a prehistoric baby bird is helping scientists at the University of Manchester understand how early avians came into the world...
Cracking the secrets of the World’s smallest monkey
A team led by the University of Salford have discovered that the Pygmy Marmoset, the world’s smallest monkey,is not one species but two.
Weighing just 100 grams...
New insight into how magma feeds volcanic eruptions
A novel research study by scientists at the University of Liverpool has provided new insights into how molten rock (magma) moves through the Earth’s crust...