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Tiny worms found in ponds and river could help treat schizophrenia

Over a million rodents are used in UK labs each year

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025

The power of pulses: 15 easy, delicious ways to eat more life-changing legumes

Want to consume more gut-friendly fibre, as well as minerals, vitamins and antioxidants? Like the idea of a more sustainable diet? Here is the answer - and baked beans are only the start

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2025

Groundbreaking fossil footprints reveal dinosaurs of different species herded together

Multispecies herding may have been a defence strategy against common apex predators like T rexes

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025

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‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report

Researchers say urgent conservation efforts will be needed to mitigate the ‘shocking statistic’ that threatens to unravel ecosystems

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2025

Revealed: Thousands of UK university students caught cheating using AI

Guardian investigation finds almost 7,000 proven cases of cheating – and experts says these are tip of the iceberg

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2025

War and microplastics are new threat to bees, scientists warn

Report from University of Reading found Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has left bees without diverse food

The Independent UK · May 20, 2025

Bees face new threats from wars, street lights and microplastics, scientists warn

University of Reading report says conflicts including war in Ukraine among 12 most pressing threats to pollinator

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025

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The simple food to add to your breakfast to boost brain function all day

Walnuts are rich in fatty acids and polyphenols which may inmprove how the brain performs

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025

Moment BBC Question Time thrown into chaos as siren-blaring protest drowns out studio guests

Question Time was brought to a chaotic end on Thursday night (20 March) after noise from an apparent protest at the University of Reading campus threatened to drown out audience members and panel guests.

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

Jet fuel and burning ship: What are the environmental risks after North Sea collision?

Experts warn any spill could severely affect marine life, seabirds, and fragile ecosystems in and around the Humber Estuary

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025

How weather patterns and faraway mountains make Delhi the world’s most polluted megacity

Delhi is perhaps the most polluted of the world’s megacities. Every winter, the city’s 30 million residents breathe air so toxic that visibility drops to mere metres. If you stand on top of one of Delhi’s monuments you can barely make out buildings across the street as the thick, acrid…

Newslaundry · Mar 3, 2025

Rare fossil of flying dinosaur reveals 76-million-year-old crocodile-like bite

Scientists said the young pterosaur would have had a wingspan of more than 6 feet

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2025

More than half a million people study degrees by UK universities abroad – report

Around one in six students in British higher education are educated offshore, according to the report.

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024

New guide to encourage ‘farming with trees’ details 33 best species to plant

Guide aims to help farmers considering agroforestry, which officials say can deliver benefits to environment and farm businesses.

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2024

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Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2024

Fee rise will not fix ‘financial pressures’ facing universities due to NI hike

Changes announced in the Budget around employers’ national insurance contributions will cost the sector around £372m, it has been suggested.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024

Spain flood death toll expected to rise amid anger over lack of preparedness

Victims say ‘water was already here’ by the time warning was issued, as military prepares to start searching worst-hit areas

LiveScience · Sep 16, 2024

Rare skeletons up to 30,000 years old reveal when ancient humans went through puberty

An analysis of around a dozen teenagers who lived during the Paleolithic reveals that they hit puberty around the same time modern teens do.

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024

Ice Age study challenges what we know about teenagers and puberty

Ice Age teenagers entered puberty at roughly the same age as teens today

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Tom’s Hardware · Aug 25, 2024

Simple hydrogel 'brain' demonstrated playing Pong — it learned and improved over time

Polymer hydrogels interfaced with an electrode array prove capable of 'learning' how to get higher scores.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2024

Scientists enable hydrogel to play and improve at Pong video game

Researchers say their creation has memory, which it can use to perform better by gaining experience

The Conversation · Aug 16, 2024

Victorian technology for measuring the weather is still remarkably accurate – new research

A small, white box with horizontal slats is a familiar sight at weather stations around the UK, and around the world.

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2024

Sparks from the past: why we’re hunting through a century of data from Britain’s northernmost observatory

Built in 1913 as a naval radio station, the Shetland Isles’ Met Office at Lerwick provides the temperature reading you see on the top right-hand corner of the UK weather map. The site became part of the Met Office network in 1921 and began regular meteorological and magnetic recording, which…

France 24 · May 7, 2024

Haiti crisis: International intervention 'not the solution', expert says

It's estimated that more than 53,000 people have fled extreme violence in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, which equates to 80 percent of the city's population. Haiti has been without a president since the assassination of Jovenel Moïse in 2021. The country has been ravaged for decades by poverty and natural…

Space · Feb 28, 2024

Can you capture the comet's tail? Scientists need help from astrophotographers

Researchers are calling on amateur astronomers to help photograph the broken tail of a comet on track to pass by Earth this spring.

Dynamite News · Feb 28, 2024

Gardeners can help to identify possibly invasive plants

Researchers from the University of Reading and the Royal Horticultural Society have discovered that gardeners play a vital role in identifying 'future invaders' - ornamental plants that could become invasive species. Read further on Dynamite News:

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