Scientists from the University of Leicester have shed new light on why mass extinctions have occurred through history—and how this knowledge could help in predicting upcoming ecological catastrophes.
Ecology
Sep 6, 2018
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University of Leicester researchers have shed new light on how bacteria sense nutrients in their environment—which could provide important knowledge in the development of drugs and antibiotics to combat a range of diseases ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 3, 2018
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The discovery of a dark ribbon of weak hydrogen ion emissions that encircles Jupiter has overturned previous thinking about the giant planet's magnetic equator.
Space Exploration
Jul 23, 2018
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The University of Leicester is spearheading the development of new power generation technologies for space exploration as part of a European Space Agency funded programme.
Space Exploration
Jul 2, 2018
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Scientists have discovered the fossil of an unusual large-bodied 'nude' sea-creature from half a billion years ago.
Archaeology
Jun 19, 2018
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Whenever we think about extinct animals we often imagine them eating their favourite meals, whether it be plants, other animals or a combination of both.
Archaeology
Jun 7, 2018
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International scientists, including researchers from the University of Leicester, are using space sensors to monitor the health of land around the River Ganges in India, home to approximately 500 million people.
Environment
May 30, 2018
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An international collaboration of scientists, led by the University of Leicester, has investigated Earth's climate over half a billion years ago by combining climate models and chemical analyses of fossil shells about 1mm ...
Earth Sciences
May 9, 2018
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New research has revealed how the history of life can be distorted by the ways animals decompose and lose body parts as they decay—and the ways in which decayed bodies ultimately become fossilised.
Archaeology
Mar 21, 2018
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A Leicester mathematician has developed a theory to explain 'heating by cooling', where the temperature of a granular gas increases while the total energy drops down—a peculiar phenomenon which can be observed both on Earth ...
Condensed Matter
Feb 28, 2018
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