Shock waves occur in air when a plane travels faster than the speed of sound and also occur in plasma (a fourth state of matter that makes up 99% of the visible universe) in space. Shock waves are believed to accelerate particles ...
Astronomy
Dec 19, 2022
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Human bipedalism—walking upright on two legs—may have evolved in trees, and not on the ground as previously thought, according to a new study involving UCL researchers.
Plants & Animals
Dec 14, 2022
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Young people need better access to civic activities in schools to address social and gender gaps in political engagement that emerge during adolescence, according to a new report by UCL, University of Roehampton and University ...
Education
Dec 9, 2022
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Structural details of an attractive drug target in coronaviruses that could be used against SARS-CoV-2 and in future pandemics have been published by international teams co-led by UCL researchers.
Biochemistry
Dec 3, 2022
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Animals that live fast—that is, frequent or abundant reproduction and short lifespans—are more resilient to human-driven land use changes than those with slow life-histories, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Evolution
Nov 29, 2022
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Submerged below the waves of the English Channel lies an important scientific record of undiscovered Neanderthal artifacts dating back to the last ice age. Collecting them from beneath the channel's cold waters is no easy ...
Archaeology
Nov 23, 2022
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A global open-source dataset of high-resolution images of Earth—the most extensive and detailed of its kind—has been developed by experts led by UCL with data from the European Space Agency (ESA).
Planetary Sciences
Nov 18, 2022
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An artificial intelligence tool developed by researchers at UCL and Queen Mary University of London could help governments decide whether or not to bail out a bank in crisis by predicting if the intervention will save money ...
Mathematics
Nov 17, 2022
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Motorcyclists delivering hot food who pick up jobs through digital platforms are more likely to be in a collision where their bike is damaged or someone is injured than those directly employed by restaurants, finds research ...
Social Sciences
Nov 9, 2022
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Headteachers experienced substantial increases in anxiety about work throughout the pandemic—with increases much greater than for more junior teaching staff—and with potential consequences for future recruitment of senior ...
Education
Nov 4, 2022
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