Extraordinary Roman Mosaic and Villa Complex Discovered Beneath Farmer’s Field in England
Archaeologists have unearthed the first Roman mosaic of its kind in the UK. A Roman villa complex containing a rare mosaic has been discovered beneath…
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Promising New Approach To Treat Alzheimer’s Disease – And Also Vaccinate Against It
A promising new approach to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease – and also vaccinate against it – has been developed by a team of UK and…
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Reveals What’s Happening Deep Beneath Jupiter’s Colorful Belts
Leicester study of data captured in orbit around Jupiter has revealed new insights into what’s happening deep beneath the gas giant’s distinctive and colorful bands….
Pioneering New Cell Treatment Could Combat Aging
An international team of researchers have identified a new method for clearing senescent cells, which could transform treatments for aging and related conditions. Health scientists…
Secret Behind Jupiter’s “Energy Crisis” Revealed – Puzzled Astronomers for Decades
New research published in Nature has revealed the solution to Jupiter’s “energy crisis,” which has puzzled astronomers for decades. Space scientists at the University of…
Pick Up the Pace! Slow Walkers Almost Four Times More Likely to Die From COVID-19
Slow walkers are almost four times more likely to die from COVID-19, and have over twice the risk of contracting a severe version of the…
Swirlonic Super Particles: Physicists Baffled by a Novel State of Matter
A novel state of matter has been discovered by physicists at the University of Leicester. In recent years, active, self-propelled particles have received growing interest…
Finding the ‘Breath of Life’ in a Silurian Ostracod
A new animal species related to crabs and shrimp, preserved in 430-million-year-old rocks in Herefordshire, England, presents a rare look at the respiratory organs of…
XMM-Newton Observes Matter Falling Into a Black Hole
A UK team of astronomers report the first detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30% of the speed of light, located in…
Dark Ribbon of Ion Emissions Wraps Up Mystery of Jupiter’s Magnetic Equator
The discovery of a dark ribbon of weak hydrogen ion emissions that encircles Jupiter has overturned previous thinking about the giant planet’s magnetic equator. An…
Scientists Provide Vital Clues on How the ‘Heating by Cooling’ Effect Functions
A Leicester mathematician has developed a theory to explain ‘heating by cooling,’ where the temperature of a granular gas increases while the total energy drops…
Archaeologists Discover Unique Metal Artefacts, Shed New Light on Prehistoric Feasting
A unique collection of Iron Age metal artefacts which sheds new light on feasting rituals among prehistoric communities has been discovered by archaeologists from the…
Astronomers View One of the Most Luminous White Dwarf Eruptions Ever Seen
Using the Swift Satellite Observatory, scientists reveal what was likely the most luminous white dwarf eruption ever seen. Astronomers have today announced that they have…
New Research Will Test Our Understanding of How the Universe Works
In a new study, researchers led by the University of Leicester will “test our understanding of how the Universe works, particularly outside the relatively narrow…
How Large Can a Black Hole Grow? As Large as 50 Billion Solar Masses
New research from the University of Leicester reveals how large black holes can grow to. Black holes at the heart of galaxies could swell to…
Scientists Reveal New Information to Improve Vaccinations Against Pneumococcus Infection
An international team of experts has revealed a genetic switch that controls pneumococcus infection and allows the bacterium to randomly change its characteristics into six…
Scientists Discover that Gamma-Ray Bursts Behave Differently than Previously Thought
Scientists have discovered that gamma-ray bursts behave differently than previously thought, changing the theoretical understandings of the afterglows of gamma-ray bursts. Research from an international…
Astronomers Solve Decades Old Space Mystery
An international team of astronomers has solved a decades old space mystery, revealing a new theory for how collapsed stars become polluted. Scientists from the…