Research led by scientists at the University of Southampton has found settlers arrived in East Polynesia around 200 years earlier than previously thought.
Environment
Apr 6, 2020
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The first mission involving the autonomous submarine vehicle Autosub Long Range (better known as "Boaty McBoatface") has for the first time shed light on a key process linking increasing Antarctic winds to rising sea temperatures. ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 17, 2019
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A University of Southampton-led project has shown a black hole spinning near its maximum possible rate around its axis.
Astronomy
Jan 16, 2019
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Scientists have found the first major evidence that Neanderthals, rather than modern humans, created the world's oldest known cave paintings - suggesting they may have had an artistic sense similar to our own.
Archaeology
Feb 22, 2018
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A decline in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels led to a fundamental shift in the behaviour of the Earth's climate system around one million years ago, according to new research led by the University of Southampton.
Earth Sciences
Nov 27, 2017
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An international team of astronomers, including a University of Southampton expert, has discovered a new type of explosion in a distant galaxy.
Astronomy
Nov 15, 2017
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They are nature's very own Death Star beams - ultra-powerful jets of energy that shoot out from the vicinity of black holes like deadly rays from the Star Wars super-weapon.
Astronomy
Oct 30, 2017
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A UK, Canadian and Italian study has provided what researchers believe is the first observational evidence that our universe could be a vast and complex hologram.
General Physics
Jan 30, 2017
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An international team of astrophysicists, including Professor Phil Charles from the University of Southampton, have detected an intense wind from one of the closest known black holes to the Earth.
Astronomy
May 9, 2016
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Scientists from the University of Southampton, in partnership with the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), have developed a graphene-based sensor and switch that can detect harmful air pollution in ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 15, 2016
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