When Giants Moved: Tracing Planetary Shifts That Formed the Moon
Researchers from the University of Leicester have linked the shift of the Solar System’s giant planets 60-100 million years after its formation to the creation…
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Simple Predictions Were Wrong: New Research Shatters Old Climate Change Assumptions
New mathematical modeling of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning – a system of ocean currents – shows greater complexity than previously thought. An international team of…
Bronze Age to Byzantine: Scientists Uncover 46 Archaeological Sites Thought To Be Lost to History
University of Leicester Archaeological Services rediscovers 46 sites at the Eastern Sovereign Base Area at Dhekelia, Cyprus Scientists from the University of Leicester, collaborating with…
Slippery Science: Unlocking the Secrets of Superlubricity for Energy Efficiency
Scientists led by the University of Leicester have made an insight into superlubricity, where surfaces experience extremely low levels of friction. While many of us…
“There’s Nothing Like Them” – Bizarre New Fossils Offer Glimpse Into Earth’s Ancient Oceans
Microfossils dating back half a billion years have been discovered by a scientist from the University of Leicester. A scientist from the University of Leicester…
Ring in the Changes: Saturn’s Swirling Seasonal Shifts Revealed
Observations of Saturn by University of Leicester planetary scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) of the famous ringed planet. A team of planetary…
Discovering Uranus’ Glow: New Hints for Life on Icy Exoplanets
University of Leicester astronomers confirm the existence of an infrared (IR) aurora on Uranus. The presence of an infrared aurora on the cold, outer planet…
Scientists Discover That the Genes for Learning and Memory Are 650 Million Years Old
A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Leicester has determined that genes responsible for learning, memory, aggression, and other complex behaviors…
Stellar Feast: Ferocious Black Hole Consumes Three Earths’-Worth of Star Every Time It Passes
Massive burst of X-rays detected by University of Leicester astronomers indicates material three times the mass of Earth burning up in a black hole. A…
Three-Eyed “Fossil Monster” – 520 Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Amazing Detail of Early Animal Evolution
Researchers from the University of Leicester and the Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology employed advanced scanning technology to recreate a ‘fossil monster’ that lived half…
Cosmic Mystery Solved? The Stellar Flare a Trillion Times More Powerful Than the Sun’s
New simulations led by the University of Leicester offer a new explanation for star’s 85-year flare. The mystery of a stellar flare a trillion times…
Aging Breakthrough: Scientists Discover a New Molecule That Can Purge “Zombie” Cells
Scientists from the UOC and the University of Leicester have discovered a molecule with the potential to effectively eliminate senescent cells remaining in the body…
The BOAT Show: Unprecedented Gamma-Ray Burst Illuminates the Universe
Scientists have analyzed the brightest gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever detected, named the BOAT (Brightest Of All Time) and GRB 221009A, which was observed by NASA’s…
Ancient Asteroid Provides Insight Into the Evolution of Our Solar System
A large international collaboration utilized the Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron facility, to examine grains collected from a near-Earth asteroid in order to…
Sharpest Earth-Based Images of Jupiter’s Moons Europa and Ganymede Reveal Their Icy Landscape
The most detailed images ever taken of two of Jupiter’s largest moons by a telescope on Earth reveal the cocktail of chemicals that make up…
Experts Warn: Urgent Action Required To Protect World’s Coral Reefs From Disappearing Within 30 Years
An international team of environmental scientists has published a series of significant recommendations to protect, conserve and study the world’s coral reefs – the ‘canaries…
Unexpected Atmospheric Temperature Changes Detected on Neptune
Neptune Is Cooler Than We Thought New research led by space scientists at the University of Leicester has revealed how temperatures in Neptune’s atmosphere have…
What Do Grasshoppers Eat? Startling Similarities Discovered Between the Mouths of Grasshoppers and Mammal Teeth
What do grasshoppers eat? It’s not just grass! New Leicester research shows similarities with mammal teeth like never before. New research led by paleobiologists at…