Major clusters of summertime thunderstorms in North America will grow larger, more intense, and more frequent later this century in a changing climate, unleashing far more rain and posing a greater threat […]
North American Storm Clusters Could Produce 80 Percent More Rain
Study Reveals How Drug Could Derail Synapse Loss In Alzheimer’s Disease
A recent multi-centre study, led by King’s College London and the University of Manchester, has established that synapse loss in Alzheimer’s disease is driven by a specific signalling pathway. This pathway is […]
New Type Of Turbulence Discovered In The Sun
In the outer atmosphere of the Sun a form of turbulence has been discovered that has always been considered impossible: the turbulence is not caused by colliding waves, but by waves moving […]
Ancient Enzyme Could Boost Power Of Liquid Biopsies To Detect And Profile Cancers
Scientists are developing a set of medical tests called liquid biopsies that can rapidly detect the presence of cancers, infectious diseases and other conditions from only a small blood sample. Researchers at […]
New Research From Columbia Business School Sheds Light On Factors Affecting Luxury Versus Practical Purchases
Price promotions, like 20 percent off a designer handbag, strongly motivate people to purchase luxury items Quantity-based promotions, such as buy-one, get-one, are less effective in swaying people to purchase luxury items, […]
New Study Reveals Hit To Living Standards From Brexit
Brexit is already costing the average UK household £7.74 per week or £404 per year, according to new analysis from the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the London School of Economics […]
Taste And Health Benefits Key Reasons For Buying Organic Food
Shoppers usually claim they buy organic food because it is environmentally friendly and has higher standards of animal welfare. However, research has found that in reality better taste and health benefits are […]
Why Rural Coal Families Are Less Likely To Divorce
Rural coal-mining families show resilience against divorce when faced with the economic downturns common in the industry, a new study suggests. Researchers found that rural counties with higher levels of coal jobs […]
Scientists Figure Out How Timer For Cell Division Works
Human cells use a timer to divide: each cell gets at least 30 minutes to divide its genetic material between the nuclei of two daughter cells. Researchers at KU Leuven have unravelled […]
Poorer Health Influences Muscle Strength In Later Life
Older people with poorer health are more likely to have weaker muscles and experience a decline in muscle strength more quickly than their healthier peers, according to a new study carried out […]
Hearing An Opinion Spoken Aloud Humanizes The Person Behind It
People attribute more humanlike qualities to those expressing opinions they disagree with when the opinions are spoken as opposed to written, according to new research in Psychological Science, a journal of the […]
Double-duty Textile Developed By Stanford Researchers Could Warm Or Cool
Clothing made from a reversible fabric could warm or cool wearers and keep them comfortable, bringing down buildings’ energy costs. Stanford researchers have developed a reversible fabric that, without expending effort or […]
November 27, 2017: The Future Leadership Institute Media Lunch Followed By Oxford Seminar “Mediatising Religious Education”
Event: The Future Leadership Institute Media Lunch followed by Oxford Seminar “Mediatising religious education: BBC radio and television for children and schools, c.1920s-1970s” Date: 27 november 2017 Venue: The Future Leadership Institute […]
What Happens When Mixed Race Couples Have Children Of Their Own?
A new study by a sociologist at the University of Kent reveals how mixed-race British parents draw from their ethnic and racial backgrounds in identifying and raising their children. While mixed race […]
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