Rethinking the orangutan: How 70,000 years of human interaction have shaped an icon of wild nature
The evolution of the orangutan has been more heavily influenced by humans than was previously thought, new research reveals.
The evolution of the orangutan has been more heavily influenced by humans than was previously thought, new research reveals.
Ecology
Jun 27, 2018
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A new non-toxic method for delivering anti-cancer drugs to specific parts of the human body could mean the end of the severe and nasty side effects associated with many cancer therapies, according to researchers at Cardiff ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 17, 2018
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Researchers from Cardiff University have revealed how sea ice has been contributing to the waxing and waning of ice sheets over the last million years.
Earth Sciences
Mar 12, 2018
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Exaggerated male traits, such as a large nose, can be great for attracting females, finds a study of proboscis monkeys in Malaysia.
Plants & Animals
Feb 22, 2018
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Mathematicians have devised a way of calculating the size of a tsunami and its destructive force well in advance of it making landfall by measuring fast-moving underwater sound waves, opening up the possibility of a real-time ...
Mathematics
Jan 24, 2018
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A new method to test the likelihood of a drug turning into a potentially harmful version of itself when it enters the body has been developed by researchers at Cardiff University.
Biochemistry
Jan 5, 2018
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Researchers from Cardiff University's Otter Project have discovered that genetically distinct populations of wild otters from across the UK have their own regional odours for communicating vital information to each other. ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 13, 2017
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Samples of sediment taken from the ocean floor of the North Atlantic Ocean have given researchers an unprecedented insight into the reasons why Europe's climate has changed over the past 3000 years.
Earth Sciences
Nov 23, 2017
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Scientists have developed a new method to locate the precise time and location that objects fall into the oceans. The method, developed by researchers from Cardiff University, uses underwater microphones, also known as hydrophones, ...
General Physics
Oct 24, 2017
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The first trees to have ever grown on Earth were also the most complex, new research has revealed.
Environment
Oct 23, 2017
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