Experiments performed by a University of York physicist have provided new insights into how DNA assembles into nanostructures, paving the way for more precise use in technology and medicine.
Bio & Medicine
Aug 20, 2015
0
58
The African penguin, the Chinese Blue-crowned laughing thrush and the Ecuador Amazon parrot are among species staving off extinction thanks to the help of zoos, according to a new report co-ordinated by a conservation biologist ...
Ecology
Aug 20, 2015
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Scientists at the University of York have shed new light on how humans process colour – revealing that we see things differently in winter compared with summer.
Other
Aug 5, 2015
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34
Scientists first had to re-think death before they could develop a way of testing the potential harm to the environment caused by thousands of chemicals humankind uses each day.
Environment
Aug 4, 2015
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19
Several rare upland bird species are being put at risk together with other ecosystem functions by the effects of climate change on the UK's blanket bogs, ecologists at the University of York have discovered.
Ecology
Jul 31, 2015
1
36
New research by scientists at the University of York has given tea and coffee drinkers new information about why their favourite drinks taste as they do.
Other
Jul 30, 2015
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7
A new study led by a University of York scientist addresses an important question in climate science: how accurate are climate model projections?
Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2015
2
20
Physicists at the University of York have revealed a new understanding of nucleosynthesis in stars, providing insight into the role massive stars play in the evolution of the Milky Way and the origins of the Solar System.
Condensed Matter
Jul 29, 2015
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77
A study by researchers at the University of York and Crisis shows how intervening to help people when they first become homeless makes good economic sense, saving between £3,000 and £18,000 for every person helped.
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2015
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20
The Viking hit-and-run raids on monastic communities such as Lindisfarne and Iona were the most infamous result of burgeoning Scandinavian maritime prowess in the closing years of the Eighth Century.
Archaeology
Jul 27, 2015
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