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Using wastewater-based epidemiology to track viral disease dynamics

Researchers in Japan are developing a wastewater-based early warning system and mass diagnosis tool for COVID-19 and other diseases.

Scientists unearth the cause of our planet’s first mass extinction event

Read how geologists have uncovered what initiated the Earth's first-ever mass extinction event, which occurred around 550 million years ago.

My inner dinosaur – what can palaeontology teach us about human anatomy?

Professor Dr P Martin Sander of the University Bonn's Paleontology Department takes us on the fascinating journey that forged human evolution and explains how...

Palaeolithic human DNA discovery reveals how humans migrated to the UK

Analyses of the oldest DNA in the UK have discovered that two distinct groups of humans migrated to Britain at the end of the last ice age

Animal evolution may have been accelerated by Earth’s fluctuating oxygen levels

The process of animal evolution could have been greatly altered by ‘wild fluctuations’ in oxygen levels, according to a team of scientists.

First animals on Earth may have evolved earlier than fossils suggest

The first animals may have evolved sooner than fossils suggest, according to a study on the survival strategy of polar marine creatures.

Scientific expedition discovers high methane levels in Nord Stream

A scientific expedition, carried out by the University of Gothenburg, has detected high methane levels in the Nord Stream leak area.

DNA to help analyse responses of marine life to climate change

A new study has revealed that DNA can help assess the responses of Antarctica’s marine life to climate change. 

New protein crystallisation method is a major advancement in structural biology

A new cell-free protein crystallisation method provides major developments in the field of structural biology.

Extinct species that lived amongst dinosaurs discovered after 150m years

Researchers from Smithsonian have discovered a new extinct species of reptile that inhabited North America during the Jurassic age.

Palaeontologists reveal new factors behind human evolution

Palaeontologists have revealed that human evolution is caused by increasing brain size and an increasingly juvenile cranial shape

Tetrapods discovery provides exciting insights about evolution

Scientists from the University of Bristol have discovered that early tetrapods had fewer skull bones, which limited their evolution

Road salt: The silent threat to urban lakes

The use of de-icing salts to clear roads and sidewalks in winter is a stressor of lake ecosystems. New research from the Ecohydrology Research...

Analysing the role of NMR spectroscopy in integrated structural biology

Dr Björn M Burmann from the University of Gothenburg outlines the central role of NMR spectroscopy in modern structural biology. The central dogma that structure...

Developing innovative techniques to investigate winter soil processes

Professors Philippe Van Cappellen and Fereidoun Rezanezhad from the Ecohydrology Research Group and Water Institute at the University of Waterloo discuss how they are...

Climate change: A threat to Africa’s biodiversity

A research team, including PhD student Carola Martens, from Senckenberg and South Africa’s Stellenbosch University, has investigated how climate change could pose a threat...

Scientists examine issues that impact marine and coastal biodiversity

An international research team, including Lancaster University, has revealed a list of 15 issues and the potential impact they could have on marine and...

Acylhydrazone-based polymers: The key to greater crop yields?

A research team from the University of Birmingham has discovered a group of acylhydrazone-based polymers, which may be critical in encouraging bacteria to form...

Scientists strengthen global efforts to manage vulnerable marine habitats

A research team from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology has standardised a method for strengthening global efforts to manage vulnerable marine habitats. Measuring...

Climate change impacts to be reduced by storing carbon on the ocean floor

A research team from Ohio State University (OSU) has discovered that storing carbon on the ocean floor may be possible after investigating RNA virus...

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