Tropical Paper Wasps Babysit for Neighboring Nests
Wasps provide crucial support to their extended families by babysitting at neighboring nests, according to new research by a team of biologists from the universities…
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Technology Breakthrough Paves Way for Fast and Cheap Fabrication of Rapid Medical Diagnostic Tools
Breakthrough Pioneering technique promises to democratize microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip technology, benefiting resource-poor countries and settings. New technology developed by the University of Bristol has the…
Preserved With Life-Like Fidelity, 100 Million-Year-Old Beetle Is Fireflies’ Missing Fossil Link
Amber-Encased Fossil Shines Light on Evolution of Bioluminescent Insects Trapped in amber for ~100 million years, an exceptionally well-preserved, light-producing beetle sheds light on the…
How Vitamins, Steroids and Potential Antivirals Might Might Help Combat COVID-19
Study indicates that some vitamins, steroids and antivirals could bind to the Spike protein, and may inhibit virus infectivity, whereas high cholesterol may enable the…
Common Pesticides Stop Bees and Flies From Getting a Good Night’s Sleep and Disrupts Their Memories
Researchers urge UK to keep EU ban on pesticide which has detrimental effect on pollinators. Just like us, many insects need a decent night’s sleep…
All-Purpose Dinosaur Opening – Used for Defecation, Urination and Breeding – Reconstructed for First Time
For the first time ever, a team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, have described in detail a dinosaur’s cloacal or vent —…
Pioneering Research Reveals How Teeth Functioned and Evolved in Giant Mega-Sharks
A pioneering study by University of Bristol researchers finds that the evolution of teeth in the giant prehistoric shark Megalodon and its relatives was a…
Sudden Stratospheric Warming May Trigger “Beast From the East”
A new study led by researchers at the Universities of Bristol, Exeter, and Bath helps to shed light on the winter weather we may soon…
Crocodiles Have Changed Very Little Since the Age of the Dinosaurs – New Research Explains Why
New research by scientists at the University of Bristol explains how a “stop-start” pattern of evolution, governed by environmental change, could explain why crocodiles have…
Intelligent Cameras That Can Learn and Understand What They Are Seeing
Intelligent cameras could be one step closer thanks to a research collaboration between the Universities of Bristol and Manchester who have developed cameras that can…
Optimized Quantum Algorithms: Breakthrough Toward Quantum Advantage
Optimized quantum algorithms present solution to Fermi-Hubbard model on near-term hardware. Researchers from the University of Bristol and quantum start-up, Phasecraft, have advanced quantum computing…
Study of More Than 1,400 Protein-Coding Genes Resolves Long Standing Mystery in the Evolution of Insects
A study of more than 1,400 protein-coding genes of fleas has resolved one of the longest standing mysteries in the evolution of insects, reordering their…
Pioneering Reconstruction Reveals Surprising Insights Into Early Dinosaur’s Brain, Eating Habits and Agility
A pioneering reconstruction of the brain belonging to one of the earliest dinosaurs to roam the Earth has shed new light on its possible diet…
Updated Periodic Table: Russian Scientists Propose New Way of Ordering the Elements
The periodic table of the elements, principally created by the Russian chemist, Dmitry Mendeleev (1834-1907), celebrated its 150th anniversary last year. It would be hard…
Future Energy Source: Scientists Build Tiny Microbial Factories That Produce Hydrogen by Photosynthesis
Scientists have built tiny droplet-based microbial factories that produce hydrogen, instead of oxygen, when exposed to daylight in air. The findings of the international research…
65 Million-Year-Old Evolutionary Arms Race: Moths’ Extraordinarily Sophisticated Wing Design
Moths Strike Out in Evolutionary Arms Race With Sophisticated Wing Design Ultra-thin, super-absorbent and extraordinarily designed to detract attention, the wings of moths could hold…
Super-Fast Quantum Light Detector Paves Way for Higher Performance Quantum Computers
Researchers have developed a tiny device that paves the way for higher performance quantum computers and quantum communications, making them significantly faster than the current…
Deep Sea Coral Time Machines Reveal Ancient CO2 Burps – “Pretty Scary”
The fossilized remains of ancient deep-sea corals may act as time machines providing new insights into the effect the ocean has on rising CO2 levels,…