Good News: Most People Don’t Want To Be Billionaires
The majority of people do not aspire to be billionaires, which is good for the planet The fundamental economic principle that everyone is driven by…
The majority of people do not aspire to be billionaires, which is good for the planet The fundamental economic principle that everyone is driven by…
The eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai in January 2022 was unique in observed science, creating waves that reverberated around the earth and reached 100 km…
Researchers from the University of Bath discovered that adding sugar units to polymers increases their degradability when exposed to UV radiation Many plastics that bear…
Scientists say convergent evolution is much more common than previously thought. An evolutionary tree, or phylogenetic tree, is a branching diagram showing the evolutionary relationships…
Results of a study that asked participants to take a week-long break from social media find positive effects for wellbeing, depression and anxiety. According to…
The finding that some genes are active from the get-go challenges the textbook view that genes don’t become active in human embryos until they are…
Physicists have discovered a new way to coat soft robots in materials that allow them to move and function in a more purposeful way. Physicists…
Around 600,000 years ago, humanity split in two. One group stayed in Africa, evolving into us. The other struck out overland, into Asia, then Europe,…
Keeping up with the first law of robotics: a new photonic effect for accelerated drug discovery. Physicists at the University of Bath and the University…
A peptide known to prevent the protein error that gives rise to Parkinson’s disease has been optimized by scientists, making it a strong candidate for…
A new bird-like dinosaur that used brute strength to overcome its prey has been found by paleontologists combing through fossils found on the Isle of…
Researchers from the Milner Centre for Evolution have identified evolutionary hotspots in DNA where mutations are more likely. Tangles in unwound DNA can create mutational…
Researchers at the University of Bath are investigating whether the natural properties of bacteria could help in developing a new type of environmentally friendly plasterboard….
Physicists at the University of Bath in the UK observe a new physical effect in chiral (twisted) nanoparticles. Physics researchers at the University of Bath…
New research from the Addiction and Mental Health Group at the University of Bath highlights challenges for people trying to give up the drug ‘Spice.’…
Research from the Milner Center for Evolution suggests modern snakes evolved from a handful of ancestors that survived the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. A…
More vaccinated people are dying of COVID than unvaccinated people, according to a recent report from Public Health England (PHE). The report shows that 163 of the…
Extremely low-density graphene-based aerogel ‘meringue’ can improve passenger comfort and reduce noise up to 80%. An incredibly light new material that can reduce aircraft engine…