Flamingos form cliques with like-minded pals
Flamingos form cliques of like-minded individuals within their flocks, new research shows. Scientists analysed the personalities and social behaviour of...
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First baby receives life-saving gene therapy on NHS
A 19-month-old baby girl called Teddi has become the first child in the UK to receive a life-saving gene therapy...
Killer whale mums pay high price for raising sons
Raising sons is an exhausting experience that leaves killer whale mothers far less likely to produce more offspring, new research...
£1.76 million from European Research Council to help make antibiotics more effective
A major boost of £1.76million will fund research designed to stop antibiotics failing, to help mitigate the rising threat of...
Project aims to shield Cayman Islands turtles from climate change threats
Researchers are investigating how to protect sea turtles in the Cayman Islands from the multiple threats caused by climate change....
Exeter Professor secures prestigious Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists
James Screen, Professor of Climate Science at The University of Exeter, has been recognised for his work on transforming understanding...
World Economic Forum must lead action on polar crisis
The World Economic Forum must kick-start meaningful action to tackle the polar crisis, an Arctic expert says. Gail Whiteman, founder...
Gaia helps discover directly imaged planet undergoing nuclear fusion
Scientists have used the subtle movements of a distant star to help discover a new exoplanet – which is displaying...
Scientists turn to astrophysics to measure body clock in hospital patients
An interdisciplinary team led by University of Manchester scientists has adapted a technique originally developed to analyse data from stars...