'Is that a bacon sandwich?' Fruit flies react to smells while asleep
Researchers have tracked flies' ability to interpret information while asleep, showing which parts of the brain remain 'awake'.
Researchers have tracked flies' ability to interpret information while asleep, showing which parts of the brain remain 'awake'.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 29, 2021
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New air quality guidelines released by the WHO show there are harms to human health even at the lowest observable levels of exposure.
Environment
Sep 22, 2021
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The Paris Agreement, adopted by 196 countries in 2015, has the goal of limiting average global temperature increase to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, while pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C.
Environment
Sep 16, 2021
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Women are 2.5% more likely to report feeling unsafe on public transport since #MeToo highlighted women's experiences of harassment.
Social Sciences
Sep 15, 2021
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A study into the energy-making process in plants could help engineer crops more resistant to stress or bacteria that produce pharmaceuticals.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 10, 2021
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An Imperial-led team of international researchers has used a special X-ray probe to gain new insights into how electrons behave at the quantum level.
General Physics
Sep 1, 2021
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A coordinated and sustained program of dog vaccination is essential for preventing rabies spread to humans and animals, according to new research.
Veterinary medicine
Sep 1, 2021
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New research from the Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team sheds light on how economies might respond to different levels of COVID-19 restrictions.
Economics & Business
Sep 1, 2021
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A study of how plants identify and react to invading pathogens using mobile disease detectors could help researchers breed disease-resistant crops.
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 24, 2021
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Imperial College London researchers have created 3D building blocks that can heal themselves in response to damage.
Materials Science
Aug 20, 2021
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