Researchers have developed a low-cost tracking technology called CATER, which uses computer vision and AI to study desert ants’ navigation, revealing their remarkable learning speed…
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Slim Boom. Credit: Phil Drury, University of Sheffield Astronomers have observed an explosion 180 million light-years away that challenges our current understanding of cosmic explosions,…
Artist’s impression of an electron spin in a quantum dot, interfaced with light and strongly-coupled nuclear spins (viewed through a lens). Credit: Leon Zaporski –…
Artist’s impression of a BEASTie. The image shows a gas giant planet (like Jupiter) on a distant orbit around a blue, massive star. The planet…
Research from the University College London and the University of Sheffield has shown that robot-assisted surgery for bladder cancer removal and repair allows patients to…
The world’s first inventory of subglacial lakes has been compiled by an international team led by the University of Sheffield, providing a comprehensive directory of…
Scientists plan to exploit this new understanding to create new therapeutics for antibiotic-resistant superbugs. The mechanism which allows β-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin, to kill MRSA…
Vitamin D supplements are not an effective treatment for easing painful symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), a new study from the University of Sheffield…
Loch Torridon A billion year old fossil, which provides a new link in the evolution of animals, has been discovered in the Scottish Highlands. Scientists…
Grass crops are able to bend the rules of evolution by borrowing genes from their neighbors, giving them a competitive advantage, a new study has…
University of Sheffield study shows cooking rice in a certain way removes more than half of the naturally occurring arsenic compared to rinsing alone Study…
Radiocarbon dating is set to become more accurate than ever after an international team of scientists improved the technique for assessing the age of historical…
Credit: Dr Dimitar Epihov 2 Billion Tonnes of CO2 Could be Absorbed From the Atmosphere Each Year by Applying Rock Dust to Farmland Adding crushed…
Research from the University of Sheffield has found that the chance of finding Earth-like planets in their early stages of formation is much higher than…
New findings have challenged the existing theory as to why restricting food intake can extend lifespan. New research from the University of Sheffield has discovered…
Protein structure solved by study. Credit: University of Sheffield Scientists reveal ‘beating heart’ of photosynthesis that is responsible for significantly influencing plant growth. Study shows…
Surface meltwater draining through the ice and beneath Antarctic glaciers is causing sudden and rapid accelerations in their flow towards the sea, according to new…
Researchers at the University of Sheffield’s Institute for Sustainable Food are collaborating with industry to develop a natural, sustainable biocontrol which targets pests without harming…