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Angharad Brewer Gillham
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Humanities
17 May 2024
A devastating fire 2,200 years ago preserved a moment of life and war in Iron Age Spain — right down to a single gold earring
A violent blaze, possibly linked to the Carthaginian army crossing the Pyrenees to fight the Romans, flared up so quickly people couldn’t save their animals or their valuables
Environment
03 May 2024
Bumblebee nests are overheating due to climate change, threatening future populations
Wild bumblebees all over the world need a similar nest temperature — with global warming driving temperatures up, their nests could be too hot for them to thrive.
Featured news
25 Apr 2024
Experts call for global genetic warning system to combat the next pandemic and antimicrobial resistance
Scientists champion global genomic surveillance using latest technologies and a ‘One Health’ approach to protect against novel pathogens like avian influenza and antimicrobial resistance, catching epidemics before they start.
Featured news
04 Apr 2024
Scientists call for urgent action to prevent immune-mediated illnesses caused by climate change and biodiversity loss
Climate change, pollution, and collapsing biodiversity are damaging our immune systems, but improving the environment offers effective and fast-acting protection.
Featured news
28 Mar 2024
Dogs trained to detect trauma stress by smelling humans’ breath
A pilot study shows that dogs can be taught to recognize the scent of trauma reactions on the breath, which could make PTSD assistance dogs more effective.
Space sciences and astronomy
25 Mar 2024
Why scientists are making space data into sounds
Images from telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope have expanded the way we see space. But what if you can’t see? Can stars be turned into sounds instead?
Featured news
12 Mar 2024
Beer byproduct behind Marmite could help us recycle metal waste
Scientists use spent brewer’s yeast, left over from manufacturing beer, to filter out metal from waste streams.
Featured news
05 Mar 2024
New ‘digital twin’ Earth could help predict water-based natural disasters before they strike
Scientists demonstrate the use of next-generation satellite data and advanced modeling to build virtual replicas of the terrestrial water cycle that can track water resources and create detailed simulations of flooding and other extreme events.
Featured news
29 Feb 2024
Seeing the wood for the trees: how archaeologists use hazelnuts to reconstruct ancient woodlands
Archaeologists analyze the carbon isotope values of hazelnuts from ancient sites to see what the local woods were like.
Featured news
05 Feb 2024
Mild Covid-19 infections make insomnia more likely, especially in people with anxiety or depression
A survey of people who had been diagnosed with Covid-19 but never hospitalized found that 76% developed insomnia — and anxious or depressed people were more vulnerable.
Engineering
29 Jan 2024
Speaking in a local accent might make social robots seem more trustworthy and competent
People who speak the Berlin dialect trust social robots speaking the same dialect more than social robots speaking standard German.
Environment
13 Dec 2023
Natural gas is actually migrating under permafrost, and could see methane emissions skyrocket if it escapes
Scientists say vast quantities of methane may be trapped beneath the permafrost, and it could escape if it thaws
Featured news
04 Dec 2023
Following in polar bears' footprints: DNA from snow tracks could help monitor threatened animals
Scientists have found a way of capturing DNA from snow tracks — a promising non-invasive method of monitoring elusive animals like polar bears.