Older male sparrows seem to father more chicks by getting more sperm to the egg
Researchers are a step closer to solving the puzzle of why older male sparrows are more successful at mating and producing chicks.
Researchers are a step closer to solving the puzzle of why older male sparrows are more successful at mating and producing chicks.
Plants & Animals
Sep 27, 2019
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Geologists have improved upon methods to map seabed rocks, helping us better understand underwater earthquakes and the tsunamis they can cause.
Earth Sciences
Sep 24, 2019
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130
Strategies to limit climate change that focus on warming in the next couple of decades would leave less of a burden for future generations.
Environment
Sep 18, 2019
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Imperial researchers show that carbon taxes alone cannot reduce emissions enough to reach the Paris Agreement targets.
Environment
Sep 4, 2019
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108
A simple and sensitive urine test developed by Imperial and MIT engineers has produced a color change in urine to signal growing tumors in mice.
Bio & Medicine
Sep 3, 2019
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162
Drug-resistant bacteria responsible for deadly hospital-acquired infections shut out antibiotics by closing tiny doors in their cell walls.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 2, 2019
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427
The series of 34 small earthquakes between April 2018 and May 2019 occurred within 10 km of two active oil extraction sites at Brockham and Horse Hill in Surrey.
Earth Sciences
Aug 27, 2019
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47
Researchers have developed a method of chemical imaging which identifies colon cancer more accurately and efficiently than traditional methods.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 21, 2019
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Bats with skulls and teeth adapted to a wide range of diets are helping scientists understand how major groups of mammals first evolved.
Plants & Animals
Aug 14, 2019
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36
The key component of the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment is ready to be sealed and lowered nearly 1.5 km underground, where it will search for dark matter.
General Physics
Aug 7, 2019
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