People in Nordic countries, North America, Australia, and New Zealand have the best spatial navigational abilities, according to a new study led by UCL and the University of East Anglia.
Social Sciences
Aug 9, 2018
0
59
While Government-imposed restrictions on immigration can reduce overall migration, they can also be ineffective or even counterproductive, pushing more would-be migrants into unauthorised channels, finds new UCL-led research ...
Social Sciences
Aug 6, 2018
5
190
Differences in social status and political belief increase paranoid interpretations of other people's actions, finds a new UCL experimental study.
Social Sciences
Aug 1, 2018
8
84
The rate at which our planet is warming has been found to be a critical factor in explaining the decline of bird and mammal species, reveals new research by UCL and ZSL (Zoological Society of London).
Ecology
Jul 24, 2018
16
151
People from smaller cities are more likely to migrate than people from larger cities, according to a new study by UCL academics.
Social Sciences
Jul 6, 2018
0
150
Climate change will have a rapidly increasing effect on the structure of global ecological communities over the next few decades, with amphibians and reptiles being significantly more affected than birds and mammals, a new ...
Ecology
Jun 19, 2018
22
366
The complex properties of water and ice are not well understood but a team from UCL and the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source have revealed new information about a phase of ice called ice II.
Condensed Matter
Apr 9, 2018
0
170
A dying worm experiences rigor mortis early in the death process, rather than after the main event as it is for humans, according to a new study by an international team of scientists at UCL and Washington University.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 6, 2018
0
195
Cells that form facial features need surrounding embryonic tissues to stiffen so they can move and develop, according to new UCL-led research.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 15, 2018
0
75
Up to 16% of all species on Earth could qualify as potential alien species and if they invade new regions, impacts will be difficult to predict, according to new research involving UCL.
Ecology
Feb 5, 2018
0
44
