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Angharad Brewer Gillham
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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.