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Clues from the Ancient Past Can Help Predict Abrupt Climate Change

Climate ‘tipping points’ can be better understood and predicted using climate change data taken from the ancient past, new research led by scientists from the universities of Birmingham and Bristol shows.

MIT Engineers Make Filters From Tree Branches To Purify Drinking Water

Prototypes tested in India show promise as a low-cost, natural filtration option.

Women’s Soccer Rated as Highly as Men’s

With the Women’s World Cup set to begin in mid-July, many discussions have returned to the quality of women’s soccer. Research conducted at UZH has now revealed some interesting findings. According to a recent study, men’s soccer is only rated significantly higher if the gender of the players is clear to see. If this isn’t the case, women’s soccer is rated the same as men’s.

System Detects Errors When Medication Is Self-Administered

Wireless sensing technology could help improve patients’ technique with inhalers and insulin pens.

Engineers Grow Pancreatic “Organoids” That Mimic The Real Thing

Studying these organoids could help researchers develop and test new treatments for pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest types of cancer.

Facemask Ventilation of Patients for Surgery Does Not Increase the Risk of Spread of COVID-19

New research published in Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) says that the use of facemask ventilation during routine surgery should not be classed as an aerosol-generating procedure and does not increase the risk of COVID-19 transmission compared with normal breathing/coughing of patients.

Giant Pandas’ Distinctive Black and White Markings Provide Effective Camouflage, Study Finds

The high-contrast pattern of giant pandas helps them blend in with their natural environment.

Bristol Academics Identify Ways to Make Equestrian Sport Safer for Horses and Riders

In the first study of horse falls for over 20 years, University of Bristol academics have identified some simple interventions to reduce the risk of injury in equestrian sport - making it safer for both horses and riders.

New Research Highlights 250,000 Unowned Cats Live in the UK’s Towns and Cities

Around a quarter of a million cats – or broadly the human population of Southampton - are living rough in the UK’s towns and cities.

Researchers Sequence Genome of Drug-Resistant Salmonella Enteritidis Strain That Can Sicken Poultry

Researchers from North Carolina State University sequenced the genome of a virulent Salmonella Enteritidis strain that sickened two poultry flocks in consecutive years and found that it was both antibiotic resistant and could potentially infect humans.

Inspired by Metamorphosis, Researchers Create Materials For Shape-Shifting Architecture

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed materials that can be used to create structures capable of transforming into multiple different architectures.

Air-Powered Computer Memory Helps Soft Robot Control Movements

“Airhead” robot uses pneumatic RAM to play piano

Fruit Fly Offers Lessons In Good Taste

UC Riverside study shows food choice decisions require taste input

Astronomers Explain Origin Of Elusive Ultradiffuse Galaxies

UC Riverside astronomer and colleagues use simulations to reveal how the very faint dwarf galaxies are born

Hummingbirds Can Smell Their Way Out Of Danger

Vultures aren’t the only birds who can sniff

Nanotube Fibers Stand Strong -- but for How Long?

Rice scientists calculate how carbon nanotubes and their fibers experience fatigue

A-List Candidate for Fault-Free Quantum Computing Delivers Surprise

Puzzling result forces physicists to rethink ‘spin-triplet’ superconductivity

Air Bubbles in Antarctic Ice Point to Cause of Oxygen Decline

Glacial erosion likely caused atmospheric oxygen levels to dip over past 800,000 years