A team of researchers led by Silvia Di Angelantonio of the Vittorio Erspamer Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and the Nanotechnologies for neurosciences laboratory, coordinated by Giancarlo Ruocco of the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), in collaboration with Columbia University, has published an article in the journal Cell Repo...

Bushfire-generated alluvial fans in southeast Australia – a Holocene record of changing bushfire activity and climate change (Dr Philip Marren)Funded by the Australian Institute of Nuclear Sciences and Engineering (AINSE, 2014); University of Chester QR Award.Post-bushfire debris flows are a common occurrence in many mountainous landscapes. Alluvia...

 Oleic acid, the main component of olive oil, offers properties that help prevent cancer, Alzheimer's or reduce cholesterol. The beneficial health effects of olive oil, commonly attributed to its minor components, such as polyphenols, have already been well established by science. But little attention has been paid to oleic acid, which ac...

 Yale researchers have a new theory to explain some of the geochemistry of "hotspots" — magma plumes from deep in the Earth that erupt at the surface.Hawaii and Iceland are tourist hotspots — and it turns out they're popular with geochemical travelers as well.A new Yale study suggests that throughout Earth's history, natural processes propelle...

 New international research reveals warming in temperate regions leads to species gains at sea, but not on land.The research, led by scientists from the Universities of Helsinki and St Andrews and Radboud University in the Netherlands, in collaboration with other international researchers, and published in Nature Ecology and Evolution today (M...

 Researchers have found a long-searched for giant carbon reservoir buried in the Southern Ocean between Tasmania and Antarctica. The reservoir is the result of a dramatic carbon drawdown 34 million years ago that transitioned Earth away from a hothouse planet into the ice-capped one it is now.A huge amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide—up to 6...

 Creatures of the sea hold many mysteries, not least of all fish. Far from being silent entities of the ocean, some species of fish have been recorded singing, and their songs can help researchers to understand more about their biodiversity and ecosystems.Associate Professor Robert McCauley and Research Fellow Dr Miles Parsons from the Centre ...

A deeper dive into our space researchWhat we don't know about space yet, that void of knowledge, makes up one of the world's most exhilarating areas of research. For over 60 years we've pioneered space research, having discovered the first known black hole in our galaxy. Leicester space pioneers have built over 90 instruments launched into space, i...

 Team Polar, a student team at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), took their first rover to perform research in the Norwegian snow in the first week of January. The team is dedicated to developing an independent rover that can perform Antarctic research. This is their first working prototype and the team is eager to set a benchmark for...

 Researchers at Rochester and Erlangen have taken a decisive step toward creating ultrafast computers.A long-standing quest for science and technology has been to develop electronics and information processing that operate near the fastest timescales allowed by the laws of nature.A promising way to achieve this goal involves using laser light ...

Over recent years since 2011 and apparently at random, super-groups of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) ranging from 20 to 200 have been observed in the coastal region of the Southern Benguela current between St Helena Bay and Cape Point on the west coast of South Africa. The sightings have been reported since then by several members of the...

Irreversible loss of the West Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, and a corresponding rapid acceleration of sea-level rise, may be imminent if global temperature change cannot be stabilized below 1.8°C, compared to preindustrial levels. That finding was published in Nature Communications by an international team of scientists, including Fabian Schl...

Southampton researchers have developed the world's first robust method for estimating the value and mass of this space junk.A fully circular economy for space – removing space junk and reusing or recycling it – is a viable possibility to safeguard the future for satellites and space exploration, according to new research from the University of Sout...

Scientists have developed a pioneering 'smart contact lens' to test for eye infections in a quick, non-invasive way.It is hoped the test could eventually be available to use at home and has been hailed the "next big leap" in the global fight against preventable blindness.It could even prevent deaths caused by fungal eye infections in developing cou...

Antarctic glaciers could have existed for 60 million years, says researchPrevious research suggested glaciers only formed around 34 million years ago.  Glaciers could have been present in Antarctica's mountain regions for at least 60 million years – almost double the time interval previously predicted by experts – according to new researc...

After almost three years of lockdowns, COVID interruptions, a postponed race, makeshift home workshops and online learning, Deakin's dedicated engineering students are finally at the stage where they are test-driving the car they designed and built for the 2023 World Solar Challenge."We cannot wait to take this car for a spin," said Angus McDonald,...

The New York Times highlighted research by geologists and anthropologists at the University of Cincinnati who used isotopic analysis to track the seasonal migration of a mastodon that died in a fight with another mastodon more than 13,000 years ago.UC College of Arts and Sciences researchers Joshua Miller, Brooke Crowley and Bledar Konomi worked wi...

Scientists have identified the biochemical signals that control the emergence of the body pattern in the primate embryo. This will guide work to understand birth defects and pregnancy loss in humans.The study also provides a crucial reference for foetal tissue generation in the lab - such tissue is in short supply but is needed for drug screening a...

Salvare i polmoni verdi europei. Gestire le foreste in maniera sostenibile è essenziale per il raggiungimento degli obiettivi di sviluppo sostenibile delle Nazioni Unite (SDGs). Per farlo, occorre armonizzare prospettive diverse: sia quella ecologica, sia socio-economica, dato che i cambiamenti climatici in atto richiedono un ripensamento di tutte ...

Walking mindfully – taking time to observe your surroundings and the thoughts and feelings they evoke – can help you see familiar spaces like your own street anew. This can make you more aware and appreciative of them, perhaps igniting a desire to protect them in turn.Dr Philippa Holloway, Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Creative WritingP...