Research
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Chimpanzees have empathetic personalities, new research reveals
Gail Swift - August 18th, 2017
Scientists have shown that chimpanzees demonstrate empathetic tendencies – the ability to share and understand the emotions of others – but just l…
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People who embrace the arts more likely to help others
Gail Swift - August 3rd, 2017
People who embrace the arts are statistically more likely to help others by giving to charity or volunteering, regardless of income or social backgrou…
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Gamblers more likely to have suffered childhood traumas, researc…
Gail Swift - August 2nd, 2017
Men with problem and pathological gambling addictions are more likely to have suffered childhood traumas including physical abuse or witnessing violen…
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From driving fast to making judgements in sports: scientists unc…
Gail Swift - July 31st, 2017
Football officials watching slow-motion clips or drivers changing from motorways to 30mph zones could be unconsciously mis-judging speed – and the p…
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Touchscreen test reveals why some birds are quicker to explore t…
Gail Swift - July 10th, 2017
Birds such as parrots and crows have been using touchscreen technology as part of an international research study examining whether the ways in which …
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Scientists move closer to defeating ‘superbugs’ such as MRSA…
Gail Swift - June 29th, 2017
Scientists have produced new, effective and simplified forms of teixobactin – a new generation antibiotic which defeats multi-drug resistant inf…
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Could ‘saline agriculture’ be the future of coastal farming?…
Gail Swift - June 20th, 2017
One of Europe’s leading climate change experts detailed the extreme challenges facing farmers around the world at the latest in a series of industry…
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Scientists aim to stamp out new horticultural pest
Gail Swift - June 7th, 2017
Scientists will pursue cutting-edge microbiology and robotics research in a bid to stop a destructive and abundant pest which is now threatening fruit…
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Tourists risk animal bites by misreading aggression in wild monk…
kmoss - June 1st, 2017
Wildlife tourists frequently fail to identify aggressive and distressed emotional states in wild monkeys – mistaking animals’ warnings of aggressi…
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From blue and black dresses to turbine blades – researchers re…
Gail Swift - May 25th, 2017
Whether it’s a blue and black dress – or white and gold depending on your take – or a pair of legs streaked with white paint, eagle-eyed viewers…
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Scientists tackle superbugs in world-first experiment for BBC do…
Gail Swift - May 18th, 2017
An unprecedented experiment to examine the bacteria, both good and bad, which grow on human skin has taken centre stage in a new BBC documentary explo…
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Academia and industry combine to develop cutting-edge radar syst…
Gail Swift - April 20th, 2017
A new research partnership has been launched which will see university engineers working alongside a leading satellite technology company to develop a…
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