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An international research team led by Niels de Winter of Utrecht University has used a new method to reconstruct the monthly temperature differences during the Cretaceous period (78 million years ago). This era, the time of the dinosaurs,…

Utrecht University is starting a new Bachelor's degree programme: Molecular and Biophysical Life Sciences (MBLS). The programme combines a broad range of disciplines within the exact sciences and is offered entirely in English. Enrolment…

The new resources, ‘The Rights Idea?’ are designed to help schools sensitively tackle parental separation as part of the PSHE and Citizenship curriculum. They have been produced by Professor. Anne Barlow and Dr Jan Ewing at the University…

Astronomers have modelled how the change in gravitational forces in the system as a result of the star becoming a white dwarf will cause its planets to fly loose from their orbits and bounce off each other’s gravity, like balls bouncing…

Mooring systems are critical sub-systems for floating offshore wind turbines and innovative nonlinear technologies have the potential to reduce peak loads and cut cost. The Intelligent Mooring System (IMS) is a large diameter braided…

The research reports – led by the University of Exeter and funded by the UKRI’s Strategic Priorities Fund – identify ways to develop "positive synergies" between the visitor economy and the protection and enhancement of nature in Cornwall…

Researchers have discovered that the common bacteria E. coli can be deployed as a sustainable way to convert post-consumer plastic into vanillin, a new study reveals.VanillinVanillin is the primary component of extracted vanilla beans and…

The study led by academics and paediatricians at the University of Bristol and Bristol Royal Hospital for Children is published in Cell Reports Medicine.During the pandemic, children have been much less likely to become seriously ill with…

The award is endowed with 1000 euros and primarily honors picture books that have the potential to strengthen children mentally. The jury, made up of employees from both institutions as well as representatives from the book trade,…

Scientists are continuously looking for alternatives to fossil fuel-based power plants to diminish the adverse effects of fossil energy sources on the environment and build reliability. Researchers at Texas A&M University are studying…