The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai submarine volcano in January 2022 was one of the most explosive volcanic events of the modern era, a new study has confirmed.
Earth Sciences
Jun 30, 2022
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Scientists are starting to understand the precise workings of a type of gene that, unlike other genes, does not code for proteins—the building blocks of life.
Biotechnology
Jun 16, 2022
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A new study, published in Nature Sustainability, busts the long-held economic belief that humans are all motivated to want more and more, which could have important implications for sustainability policies.
Social Sciences
Jun 16, 2022
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New research led by scientists at the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath suggests that determining evolutionary trees of organisms by comparing anatomy rather than gene sequences is misleading. The study, ...
Evolution
Jun 1, 2022
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Many plastics that are labeled as biodegradable are only compostable under industrial conditions, but scientists at the University of Bath have now found a way to make plastics break down using only UV light.
Polymers
May 24, 2022
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Millions of school children across large parts of Sub-Saharan Africa are sat silently in classrooms, struggling to follow lessons, and not progressing in their learning due to an insistence that all lessons should be taught ...
Education
May 24, 2022
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The introduction of a partial basic income targeted at young people living in France would provide an important 'leg up' for the country's disenfranchised youth, say the authors of a new report. The analysis, from the University ...
Economics & Business
Apr 8, 2022
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Scientists have developed a new technique to accelerate the discovery of cancer-fighting drugs. The technique identifies molecules that can shut down dangerous proteins before they wreak disease-triggering havoc, by blocking ...
Biochemistry
Apr 7, 2022
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Weaver birds that eat seeds flock together and nest in colonies more commonly than those species that eat insects, suggests new research by an international team of scientists led by the Milner Center for Evolution at the ...
Evolution
Apr 6, 2022
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While new mothers frequently take on a greater share of housework than their spouses, this effect is even more pronounced in mothers who earn more than fathers, new research from the University of Bath shows.
Social Sciences
Mar 31, 2022
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