In a recent research paper, scientists challenge the high-precision radiocarbon-dating for the Laacher See volcano eruption, previously dated at 13,000 years ago. They contend that…
Over the last 30 years, European breeding birds have shifted their range by, on average, 2.4 km (1.5 miles) per year, according to a recent…
New research suggests that young chimpanzees meld various gestures, sounds, and facial cues in a manner that echoes how communication develops in human infants. The…
Taking advantage of a phenomenon called gravitational lensing, a team of astronomers has discovered one of the biggest black holes ever found. Light-bending gravity The…
A team of researchers from Durham University and the University of York has twisted molecules to their limits in order to challenge understanding of chemical…
Scientists have demonstrated in a new study that carbon-based molecules can be much more dynamic than previously thought. When a carbon atom forms four bonds…
A recent study has revealed that the origins of a prehistoric group of sea creatures are not as ancient as previously thought. The earliest fossils…
An international team of researchers, led by Durham University in the UK, has uncovered previously unknown ways in which nature encodes biological information in a…
Astronomers say they have solved an outstanding problem that challenged our understanding of how the Universe evolved – the spatial distribution of faint satellite galaxies…
Scientists have discovered the first direct evidence that babies respond differently to various tastes and smells while still in the womb. 100 pregnant women participated in…
Pioneering scientists from Durham University’s Institute for Computational Cosmology used the most detailed supercomputer simulations yet to reveal an alternative explanation for the Moon’s origin,…
A Durham University astronomer collaborating with a team of international scientists have mapped more than a quarter of the northern sky using the Low-Frequency Array…
Scientists from Durham University and Kings College London have presented a theoretical review in a new study strongly supporting the search for axion dark matter….
A new study by researchers from Durham University and Yunnan University reveals that penis worms (Priapulida) invented the ‘hermit’ lifestyle, some 500 million years ago,…
Infrared light therapy might have the potential to help people living with dementia, according to researchers. A pilot study, led by Dr. Paul Chazot, Durham…
Astronomers have used a planet-hunting satellite to see a white dwarf abruptly switching on and off for the first time. The researchers led by Durham…
A new study led by a team of bioscientists from Durham University, UK, in collaboration with University of Liverpool, Northumbria University and New England Biolabs,…
Walls and fences designed to secure national borders could make it difficult for almost 700 mammal species to adapt to climate change, according to new…
