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Dr Jess Neumann, a hydrologist at the University of Reading, said:"Whilst it is not possible to directly attribute one flood event to climate change, we know that as our climate warms, the atmosphere is able to hold more moisture which…

A £20 million investment to champion innovation and nurture the greatest minds in mathematical sciences across the UK has been awarded today to the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research (HIMR).The grant from UK Research and…

The University is seeking volunteers for a new study that will identify the foods women tend to avoid during pregnancy and the information sources that influence their decision to include or avoid certain foods.The PEAR Study (Pregnancy,…

A new method, developed by scientists at the University of Bristol can determine the optimal colouration pattern to cover an object in order to make it as visible or concealed as possible, in any given environment.And in doing so can help…

A PhD student has scored twice at a major international science conference, winning prizes for best talk and best poster.Susana Gutarra Díaz gave presentations at the Annual Meeting of the Palaeontological Association based on her PhD…

In cooperation with local social and educational institutions, the “GINGER - Exploring Society Together” project wants to get to the bottom of the question of what role, for example, crises play in our dealings with one another, whether…

A sheet of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene can host novel topological phases of matter, a study has revealed.Magic-angle twisted graphene, first discovered in 2018, is made from two sheets of graphene (a form of carbon consisting of…

NREL researcher Alli Werner prepares an experiment to evaluate the ability of engineered P. putida bacteria (in the flasks) to degrade polymeric plastics, such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET). NREL's goal, in collaboration with…

Laser beams can be used to change the properties of materials in an extremely precise way. This principle is already widely used in technologies such as rewritable DVDs. However, the underlying processes generally take place at such…

A meteorite that fell in northern Germany in 2019 contains carbonates which are among the oldest in the solar system; it also evidences the earliest presence of liquid water on a minor planet. The high-resolution Ion Probe – a research…