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New funding will enable fresh insights into Elementary Particles - University of Birmingham

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 This work includes exploration of the detailed properties of the Higgs boson and searches for elusive dark matter particles.The grant, which includes £3.4 million from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), will enable members of the University's particle physics group to build on their previous work at the CERN Large Hadron Co...
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Clean energy investing makes financial as well as climate sense says new report

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Clean energy transitions can be successful if institutional investors, corporates and governments increase the funding of renewable infrastructures.This is according to a new report by the Centre for Climate Finance & Investment at Imperial College Business School. In the report, the authors argue that accelerating the energy transition could b...
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THE COASTAL CAVES THAT ARE REVEALING THE STRONG BONDS BETWEEN LIVING AND DEAD IN PREHISTORIC SCOTLAND

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On a coastline overlooking the Moray Firth, a series of caves are slowly sharing their remarkable, if at times macabre, secrets of prehistoric society in Scotland and their relationship with the dead.Ever since the late 1920's when Sylvia Benton entered the Sculptor's Cave, the best known of the Covesea Caves, and found its floor strewn with human ...
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Ancient DNA reveals surprises about how early Africans lived, traveled and interacted

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New research provides evidence of demographic shifts in sub-Saharan AfricaA new analysis of human remains that were buried in African archaeological sites has produced the earliest DNA from the continent, telling a fascinating tale of how early humans lived, traveled and even found their significant others.An interdisciplinary team of 44 researcher...
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ANTI-SUPERBUG RESEARCH BOOSTED

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A global drive - led by University of the West of Scotland (UWS) – to tackle a drug-resistant superbug has received additional funding.The successful international research project – to source antimicrobial agents that could help tackle the bacteria – was recently awarded an additional £59,000 in grant funding. The project, a collaboration between ...
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World’s most powerful solar telescope begins observations from Haleakalā

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A new era of solar science commenced when the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (Inouye Solar Telescope) on Haleakalā conducted its first science observations on February 24—the start of a year-long operations commissioning phase. The telescope is by far the world's most powerful solar telescope, and stands atop...
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Drexel’s Environmental Collaboratory Will Solve Environmental Problems With a Community-Driven and Justice-Centered Approach

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Drexel University, in partnership with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, has launched a new platform, The Environmental Collaboratory, focused on climate change, environmental justice and human wellbeing. Building on its comprehensive research expertise, longstanding relationship with external partners and deep commitment to civ...
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The ICM, the UdG and the UPC join efforts to measure the capacity of marine reserves to recover overexploited species

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Over the next four years, the research team will evaluate the usefulness of a network of newly created protected marine reserves in waters between 300 and 400 metres deep. The objective is to find out if these protected areas could contribute to the recovery of habitats damaged by fishing and, at the same time, promote the sustainability of this ac...
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What the rise of oxygen on early Earth tells us about life on other planets

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Deeper understanding of Earth's atmosphere could help us identify signs of life beyond our solar systemWhen did the Earth reach oxygen levels sufficient to support animal life? Researchers from McGill University have discovered that a rise in oxygen levels occurred in step with the evolution and expansion of complex, eukaryotic ecosystems. Their fi...
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Agricultural fungicides may be driving resistance

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 Drugs used to treat life-threatening fungal infections are becoming less effectiveNew research from the University of Georgia has shown, for the first time, that compounds used to fight fungal diseases in plants are causing resistance to antifungal medications used to treat people.The study focused on Aspergillus fumigatus, the fungus that ca...
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Nanobubbles a pathway to better medical devices

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Sydney Nano scientists witness spontaneous nanobubble formation.Tiny gas bubbles could help reduce drag in small medical devices, university scientists have found. Drag can lead to clogging and damage biological samples, so this discovery could pave the way to more robust devices.Researchers from the University of Sydney Nano Institute and School o...
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Genetic engineering can have a positive effect on the climate

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 University of Bonn and Breakthrough Institute: Genetically modified crops in Europe could reduce greenhouse gas emissionsThe use of genetically modified (GM) crops in agriculture remains contentious, especially in Europe. According to surveys, many people fear that these could have negative effects for human health and the environment. Howeve...
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Protons are probably actually smaller than long thought

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Study by the University of Bonn and the TU Darmstadt suggests errors in the interpretation of older measurementsA few years ago, a novel measurement technique showed that protons are probably smaller than had been assumed since the 1990s. The discrepancy surprised the scientific community; some researchers even believed that the Standard Model of p...
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A UPC-led project to restore European coasts with natural solutions and blue carbon underway

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The Maritime Engineering Laboratory (LIM) of the UPC is leading a European project to restore the coast and adapt it to climate change. It is a shock plan for the next four years funded by the European Union under the European Green Deal. Pilot projects will be carried out on the Ebro Delta and other locations in the Mediterranean, the Baltic, the ...
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Aston University to develop new applications of optical frequency technology to benefit telecommunications and the food industry

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- £1.6m awarded to Aston University to develop new optical frequency technology- Project will target applications of new technology such as food industry, agri-tech and telecommunications- Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies will lead the new UKRI-funded researchAston University is heading up a European collaboration that will explore new opti...
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How Did the Peculiar Moons of Uranus Form?

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 The peculiar characteristics of Uranus' moons have been a topic of debate in astronomy for decades. Using of state-of-the-art supercomputing and interdisciplinary expertise, researchers of the University of Zurich, who are part of the National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS, have proposed a detailed answer in a new study.There is on...
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USING THE EARTH’S NOISE TO SEE BENEATH THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET – NEW RESEARCH GIVES MOST DETAILED PICTURE YET

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The noise created by the Earth's movements has been used to build up a detailed picture of the geological conditions beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet and the impact on ice flow, in new research led by Swansea University.The team studied Rayleigh waves – seismic waves generated by movements such as earthquakes – to produce high-resolution images of t...
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Deep Mantle Krypton Reveals Earth’s Outer Solar System Ancestry

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Krypton from the Earth's mantle, collected from geologic hot spots in Iceland and the Galapagos Islands, reveals a clearer picture of how our planet formed, according to new research from the University of California, Davis.The different isotopes of krypton are chemical fingerprints for scientists sleuthing out the ingredients that made the Earth, ...
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Discharge of precious groundwater impacted by sea level, ocean tides

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Groundwater is a vital resource for humans and ecosystems. Submarine groundwater discharge is a process by which water exits coastal aquifers and enters the ocean. This can be terrestrial freshwater or salty seawater that intruded into the porous aquifer at the ocean's edge. While precipitation and sea level drive coastal groundwater levels, it is ...
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Using drones to capture coastal heritage before it’s lost

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Seaford Head, a nationally important heritage site at increasing risk of coastal erosion related to accelerating climate change, is being investigated and recorded under a new initiative involving Archaeology South-East, part of UCL's Institute of Archaeology.Improved understanding is a necessary first step in the process of managing the loss of an...
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