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Astronomers have identified some of the earliest galaxies in the Universe.

Aug 16, 2018 in Astronomy

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Uranus was hit by a massive object roughly twice the size of Earth that caused the planet to tilt and could explain its freezing temperatures, according to new research.

Jul 02, 2018 in Astronomy

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Men's testosterone levels are largely determined by their environment during childhood, according to new research.

Jun 25, 2018 in Evolution

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A Multiverse—where our Universe is only one of many—might not be as inhospitable to life as previously thought, according to new research.

May 14, 2018 in Astronomy

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Scientists have found evidence of natural selection in a deep-sea fish species adapting to the depth of ocean that it inhabits.

Mar 05, 2018 in Plants & Animals Ecology

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The risk of man-made earthquakes due to fracking is greatly reduced if high-pressure fluid injection used to crack underground rocks is 895m away from faults in the Earth's crust, according to new research.

Feb 27, 2018 in Earth Sciences

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Strict controls would be "a necessity" to minimise the risk of spills and leaks from any future UK shale gas industry, according to new research.

Feb 15, 2018 in Environment

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Large and small scale solar eruptions might all be triggered by a single process, according to new research that leads to better understanding of the Sun's activity.

Apr 26, 2017 in Space Exploration

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Further evidence of the existence of dark matter – the mysterious substance that is believed to hold the Universe together – has been produced by Cosmologists at Durham University.

Apr 21, 2017 in Astronomy

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Only a quarter of the shale gas contained in one of the UK's largest reserves might be recoverable because of limited space to develop the wells needed to extract it, according to new research.

Apr 03, 2017 in Environment

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