By Valentina Rossi, Postdoctoral researcher, Palaeontology, University College Cork
Maria McNamara, Professor, Palaeobiology, University College Cork
A delicate, innocuous little fossil reptile known as Mirasaura grauvogeli – “Grauvogel’s wonder reptile” – is forcing a rethink about the evolution of skin and its appendages such as feathers and hair.
These newly discovered fossils, from the Middle Triassic (247 million years old) Grès à Voltzia site in northeast France, preserve evidence of some of the most astonishing soft-tissue features described to date in ancient reptiles. We are two of the authors of a new paper on these finds, published…
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By Rebecca Anne Barr, Associate Professor in English Literature, University of Cambridge
A new reworking of Hogarth’s morality tale shows it continues to pack a punch on both sides of the Atlantic.
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By Rosa Busquets, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University
Luiza C Campos, Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, UCL
Microplastics in your blood? Orlando Bloom thinks so. Here’s what the science says about detox, dialysis and whether “cleaning” your blood really works.
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By Cassandra Burke Robertson, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Professional Ethics, Case Western Reserve University
Hiding ICE attorneys’ names in immigration court proceedings violates a fundamental principle that has protected Americans for centuries: open courts.
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By Katrina Kosec, Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University
Amanda Clayton, Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Amanda Lea Robinson, Professor of Political Science, The Ohio State University
Boniface Dulani, Senior lecturer in the Department of Political and Administrative Studies at the University of Malawi and Research Associate, Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town
In rural Malawi, women influence discussions on how to combat climate change in communities that depend on forests for survival.
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By Songbo Hu, PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge
Anna Barford, Principal Research Associate, University of Cambridge
Anna Korhonen, Professor
Language technologies are being adapted for health across Africa. But most of these tools never make it beyond the lab or they are limited in their language options.
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By Krystal Tolley, Principal Scientist, South African National Biodiversity Institute
Researchers in South Africa have rediscovered a lost lizard, uncovered new localities of species and found that some are in danger of extinction.
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By Fidele B. Ebia, Postdoctoral fellow, Duke Africa Initiative, Duke University
Rory Horner, Reader, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester
Chinese manufactured cloth has undermined the monopoly on the trade of Dutch African print textiles that Togolese traders once enjoyed.
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By Cock Van Oosterhout, Professor of Evolutionary Genetics, University of East Anglia
Earth’s biodiversity is in crisis. An imminent “sixth mass extinction” threatens beloved and important wildlife. It also threatens to reduce the amount of genetic diversity – or variation – within species.
This variation in genes within a species is crucial for their ability to adapt to changes in the environment or resist diseases. Genetic variation is therefore crucial for species’ long term survival.
Traditional conservation efforts – such as protected…
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By Neill Raath, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing, University of Warwick
Darren Hughes, Professor of Materials Science, University of Warwick
Despite the steady growth of online shopping, a majority of the UK public still prefers to buy groceries at the supermarket.
Shopping trolleys can help us lug our purchases back to the car, but some shoppers are evidently taking them further afield. In 2017, 520,000 trolleys were reported as abandoned in the UK. Sunderland…
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