Projections previously indicated that the vaquita could be extinct by now but, while they remain the world's most endangered marine mammal, the new research shows the few survivors are reproducing, and may have developed ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 2, 2022
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New observations from the Budongo Forest in Uganda help us to understand why chimpanzee mothers carry their dead infants.
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2022
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A new study of ancient ocean temperatures, published today in Science, shows that the deep North Atlantic Ocean was once 20°C (68 °F)—warmer than the surface of the modern Mediterranean.
Earth Sciences
Jul 6, 2022
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Music performance is enhanced when musicians concentrate on the sounds they make, not on the movements of their fingers, according to a study led by researchers at the University of St Andrews.
Social Sciences
Jun 30, 2022
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An international group of astronomers, led by a physicist at the University of St Andrews, has revived an alternative gravity theory.
Astronomy
May 20, 2022
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A proposed land management project could cause a population of dolphins in the Northern Gulf of Mexico to become functionally extinct, according to a new study led by the University of St Andrews.
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2022
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31
A special form of light made using an ancient Namibian gemstone could be the key to new light-based quantum computers, which could solve long-held scientific mysteries, according to new research led by the University of St ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 15, 2022
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Consumers in the UK, US and Canada underestimate their future expenses by an average of £75 per week, the equivalent of £3,900 (approximately $5,100) a year, new research from the University of St Andrews shows.
Economics & Business
Apr 1, 2022
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32
A breakthrough study by a specialist European research team, including scientists at the University of St Andrews, shows man-made underwater noise pollution is picked up by whales in a similar way they sense natural predators, ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 23, 2022
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Ukraine's population could decline by a third over the next two decades as a result of the Russian invasion, researchers at the University of St Andrews suggest.
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2022
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