Stop Telling Kids They’ll Die From Climate Change
Many young people feel like their future is in peril. To make progress on climate change we must move past doomsday scenarios.Continue Reading
2021-11-01
250,000 cats have no owners in UK urban areas – but there are ways we can help
NicO_l/Shutterstock The UK is home to around 10.8 million owned pet cats. But the number of unowned cats living on the streets in the UK has remained largely unknown – until now. Our new research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, sheds some light on the size of this vulnerableContinue Reading
2021-10-31
Your next cup of coffee could be grown in a lab
Climate change is putting coffee production under pressure. Lab-grown coffee offers an alternativeContinue Reading
2021-10-31
Alzheimer’s: our research sheds light on how the disease progresses in the brain
Yurchanka Siarhei/Shutterstock Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia affect more than 55 million people worldwide. But the development of effective treatments and cures is progressing slowly. To some extent, this is because we still don’t understand enough about what causes the disease and drives its progression. Myself and myContinue Reading
2021-10-30
Missing forests are messing with climate targets
Countries are using forests to pad their climate commitments. Now new satellites might call their bluffContinue Reading
2021-10-30
Nipah virus: could it cause the next pandemic?
Fruit bats are the main animal host of the nipah virus BTS-BotrosTravelSolutions / Pixabay The severe and devastating consequences of the coronavirus pandemic were undoubtedly made worse by a substantial lack of pandemic preparedness, with the exception of East and South East Asia, which had built up defences after theirContinue Reading
2021-10-28
Musk v Bezos: real rivals or fake feud? Our research gives a clue
Flick through a news feed on your phone and you are likely to scroll across an article discussing the heated rivalries of the new space race. Forget the geopolitical struggles of a cold war. This time, it’s Tesla CEO Elon Musk versus Amazon founder Jeff Bezos: the two richest menContinue Reading
2021-10-27
Smart doorbells: how to use them without being fined for infringing a neighbour’s privacy
RossHelen/Shutterstock As any local solicitor can tell you, some of the most bitter legal disputes originate from disagreements between neighbours. Whether it’s property boundaries, loud music or parking spaces, what might initially be minor irritations can gradually lead to a full-blown court battle. A relatively recent development in neighbour conflictsContinue Reading
2021-10-25
A social species? Newly discovered fossils show early dinosaurs lived in herds
Jorge Gonzalez Were dinosaurs unfeeling scaly brutes or caring, well behaved and intelligent? This debate has continued since dinosaurs were first discovered 200 years ago, and has spilled over into the movies and popular consciousness. In seeking to answer questions like this, palaeontologists generally look at the nearest living relatives,Continue Reading
2021-10-24
Doomscrolling COVID news takes an emotional toll – here’s how to make your social media a happier place
insta_photos/Shutterstock Picture this: it’s April 2020, you’re between Zoom meetings, and scrolling through your social media newsfeed. Headlines like “Death toll continues to rise”, “COVID-19 may cause long-term health implications” and “Health-care systems overwhelmed” flash across your screen. Your mood takes a dive, but you can’t stop scrolling. If thisContinue Reading
2021-10-22