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The study, led by the University of Bristol, looked at changes in rainfall within the two rainy seasons in the Horn of Africa – a region hard hit by frequent drought and water and food scarcity – over the past 30 years.Findings showed the…

A series of posters and billboards have been posted across the city to raise awareness of the challenges facing families in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the biggest cost-of-living crisis in a generation.“I never thought I’d have…

Dr Josie Gill, Associate Professor in Black British Writing from the Department of English and Dr Bryan Bzdek, Proleptic Senior Lecturer from the School of Chemistry, are among 30 academics from across the UK who will each receive…

By measuring atmospheric electricity near a swarm of bees in flight, this study, published today in iScience, is the first to recognise biology as a source of space charge in the atmosphere.Previously, the team have studied how different…

Bristol climbed in six of the 11 broad subject categories ranked by THE.It means that seven of Bristol’s subjects are now in the top 100 in the world and ten are in the top 150, according to THE.The University’s best performance came in…

The NatWest funded programme will run from February to July 2023 and provide expert business support, workshops, mentoring and coaching, along with access to a valuable network of businesses, advisers and investors.Enterprising Women is…

Consumers are promised that such tests will help them take control of their health and spot problems early, but BMJ journalist Emma Wilkinson finds that tests often contradict official medical guidance and don’t fully explain the…

For almost three years, the only seismic waves InSight detected on Mars were ones that propagated from the respective quake’s focus, or hypocentre, through the depths of the planet. However, on 24 December 2021, a meteorite impact on Mars…

A team of scientists, including Dr Anna Horleston from the University of Bristol’s School of Earth Sciences, determined the quake resulted from a meteoroid impact after comparing the location of the seismically-determined epicenter with…

Using miniature artificial capsules called protocells designed to deploy reprogramming cargoes that are taken up by inflammatory cells (white blood cells), the scientists show they were able to transform these cells into a state that…