BIZARRE: University of bristol - What They Never Told You

A skeleton was found beneath Prague Castle. The Nazis called him a Viking; later it became a Slavonic warrior

A 10th century burial found under Prague Castle in 1928, became a part of political battle. Nazi-era readings called the man a Viking, while a later account described him as a Slavonic warrior. The archaeologist who dug the grave came under pressure over what he found. Who the man really…

The Economic Times · Nov 4

‘Every family has silences’: Kathryn Hunter on despair, desire, dislodgeable limbs – and her acting genius

She has played King Lear, all three witches in Macbeth and an ape turned variety performer in Kafka’s Monkey. As she prepares for a new show, she discusses the soaring highs and deep lows of her extraordinary life

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4

Black Cows Painted with Zebra Stripes Drew About Half as Many Biting Flies, Hinting at a Pesticide-Free Fix

Cows painted with zebra-like stripes drew about half as many biting flies in an Ig Nobel-winning Japanese study, a possible pesticide-free option.

Medical Daily · Oct 16

‘Gigantic spaceship’: University of Bristol’s flagship £500m campus opens

Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus near to station will make it easier for students and staff to commute

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6

Nepal-Tibet disaster linked to climate change – a glaciologist explains

The cause of the huge floods and debris flow on the border between Nepal and Tibet, which has caused hundreds of deaths, appears to have been an ice avalanche – the result of a huge piece of a glacier collapsing and cascading down the mountain more than 1,000 metres to…

The Conversation · Aug 28

A Wearable Caught Blood Pressure Hormone Bursts During Sleep, When Almost Nobody Gets Tested

A wearable sampled hormones every 20 minutes from 60 patients and found aldosterone bursts during sleep that a single blood test can miss.

Medical Daily · Aug 28

Cannabis gummies sold on social media are laced with spice, scientists warn

Scientists from the University of Bristol tested illegal cannabis gummies that had been seized by police

The Independent UK · Aug 17

British student George Smyth, 18, found dead in Romania months after going missing during hike

A body believed to be that of 18-year-old British student George Smyth, who disappeared while hiking in Romania last year, has been found, UK police said, The Guardian reported.

The Times of India · Aug 16

University discriminated against academic over anti-Zionist views, appeal rules

A UNIVERSITY has lost an appeal against an employment tribunal’s finding that it discriminated against an academic on the basis of his…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 4

Britain once planned to test a balloon that could help cool the planet but the experiment was cancelled before it ever flew. Here's what happened

In 2011, a team of British researchers prepared to carry out what would have been one of the first outdoor tests of solar geoengineering equipment anywhere in the world, a plan to send a helium balloon roughly 1 kilometre into the sky above a disused airfield in Norfolk, tethered to…

The Times of India · Aug 4