By analyzing virus genomes from over 7,500 people infected with Covid-19, a UCL-led research team…
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Stratospheric aerosol geoengineering is the idea that adding a layer of aerosol particles to the…
AI can merge overlapping and incomplete medical datasets and then determine which variables are causative,…
To stop the spread of disease, it could be used to coat phone screens and…
Children of mothers prescribed macrolide antibiotics during the first trimester of pregnancy are at an…
While at the proof-of-concept stage, this new bendable graphene-based supercapacitor shows enormous potential as a…
Academics at University College London have identified 18 reasons why megaprojects such as HS2 and…
Sitting Still Linked to Increased Risk of Depression in Adolescents Too much time sitting still…
A University College London-led research team has, for the first time, identified specific regions of…
Meerkat clans perform a ‘war dance’ to frighten opponents and protect their territory, according to…
By creating protocells in hot, alkaline seawater, a University College London-led research team has added…
Giant ridges on the surface of landslides on Mars could have formed without ice, challenging…
Polluting emissions from Chinese thermal power plants declined significantly between 2014 and 2017, according to…
The study, published today (September 23, 2019) in Advanced Theory and Simulations, shows that digital…
One of the most common antidepressants, sertraline, leads to an early reduction in anxiety symptoms,…
The intensity of brain activity during the day, notwithstanding how long we’ve been awake, appears…