The old adage of use it or lose it doesn't appear to run true when it comes to someone's ability to retain and use a foreign language, a new study has revealed.
Social Sciences
Aug 25, 2022
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More than half of households in the U.K., or 15 million people, will have been pushed into fuel poverty by January 2023, according to a new report authored by York academics.
Economics & Business
Aug 8, 2022
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Scientists have discovered the precise way detergents break biological membranes, which could increase our understanding of how soaps work to kill viruses like COVID-19.
Biochemistry
Aug 2, 2022
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Water quality is still "unacceptably poor" in many British rivers, research involving academics at York has shown.
Earth Sciences
Jul 8, 2022
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Researchers from the University of York have discovered why reducing particle pollution is actually increasing surface ozone pollution in some emerging economies, negatively impacting health, ecosystems and agriculture.
Earth Sciences
Jul 7, 2022
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A study exploring loneliness and solitude during lockdown highlights how different people experienced social restrictions as either "hell or bliss."
Social Sciences
Jul 1, 2022
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Children starting school were less likely to meet the expected levels of development in 2021 than before the pandemic, new research suggests.
Education
May 24, 2022
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A new universal basic income model could cut poverty by more than half at no net cost, reducing it to its lowest level for 60 years, according to a report co-authored by a University of York academic.
Economics & Business
May 24, 2022
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New ancient DNA analysis has shed light on how the black rat, blamed for spreading Black Death, dispersed across Europe—revealing that the rodent colonized the continent on two occasions in the Roman and Medieval periods.
Paleontology & Fossils
May 3, 2022
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91
Our early ancestors probably created intricate artwork by firelight, an examination of 50 engraved stones unearthed in France has revealed.
Archaeology
Apr 20, 2022
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