Tiny ‘skyscrapers’ help bacteria convert sunlight into electricity
Researchers have made tiny ‘skyscrapers’ for communities of bacteria, helping them to generate electricity from just sunlight and water.
Scientists identify how fasting may protect against inflammation
Cambridge scientists may have discovered a new way in which fasting helps reduce inflammation – a potentially damaging side-effect of the body’s immune system that underlies a number of chronic diseases.
Tiniest ‘starquake’ ever detected – new study
An orange dwarf star has yielded the tiniest ‘starquakes’ ever recorded, measured by an international team of scientists.
Analysis: Ageism and the pandemic: How Canada continues to let older adults suffer and...
Three years into this pandemic, most Canadians have taken off their masks and many have stopped getting booster shots.
Take part in Bristol’s first Pesticide Amnesty
Bristol residents will have the chance to hand back their pesticides as part of a city-wide amnesty - the first of its kind in England.
Teenage depression rates more than double in four decades – study
The prevalence of teenage depression in New Zealand has more than doubled since the 1980s, a new University of Otago-led study reveals.
Shape-changing device helps people with visual impairment perform location task
A groundbreaking navigation device can help people with visual impairment perform a location task as well as sighted people, new research shows.
Microscopes and computers join forces to unravel biological mysteries
Researchers at the NUS Centre for BioImaging Sciences (CBIS) have developed a new method to observe materials of low atomic weight, such as biological molecules...
Survey first to provide comprehensive view of Irish in Aotearoa New Zealand
In addition to containing many ‘firsts’, new research from the University of Otago’s Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies provides comprehensive insights into the identity...
Covid-19 leaves unpaid carers without physical and mental health treatment
This was at a time when the majority (70%) of carers had to provide more care for older, disabled or seriously ill relatives or friends, and millions more people took on an unpaid caring role.
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