Insects have much better vision and can see in far greater detail than previously thought, a new study from the University of Sheffield has revealed.
Plants & Animals
Sep 5, 2017
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The size and swimming speed of sperm are controlled by a single supergene in birds, according to a new study by the University of Sheffield.
Evolution
Jul 18, 2017
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Scientists at the University of Sheffield have published new research illuminating how energy is transferred in molecules - something that could influence new molecular technologies for the future.
Materials Science
Jul 11, 2017
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Human teeth evolved from the same genes that make the bizarre beaked teeth of the pufferfish, according to new research by an international team of scientists.
Evolution
May 16, 2017
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The beginnings of agriculture changed human history and has fascinated scientists for centuries.
Evolution
May 16, 2017
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With an estimated 12 million loaves sold in the UK every day, bread remains a staple of the British diet. In a groundbreaking study researchers from the University of Sheffield have now calculated the environmental impact ...
Environment
Feb 27, 2017
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Astronomers based at the University of Sheffield have found evidence that stars are ripped apart by supermassive black holes 100 times more often than previously thought.
Astronomy
Feb 27, 2017
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A mass burial of bodies, known to be victims of the Black Death, has been discovered at the site of a 14th-century monastery hospital at Thornton Abbey, Lincolnshire.
Archaeology
Dec 1, 2016
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The research, carried out by an international team of scientists including the University of Sheffield, has found that warming in the Arctic may be intensifying the effects of the jet stream's position, which in the winter ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 26, 2016
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A shortage of data on the weather in Antarctica is hampering efforts to understand climate change in the region, according to new research.
Earth Sciences
Sep 28, 2016
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