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Helping hand for panda cubs

Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Sep 2013

As Edinburgh Zoo eagerly anticipates the birth of a panda cub, scientists in Glasgow – together wit…

Multi-million pound boost for UK aerospace innovation

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Sep 2013

The UK Aerospace industry will be given a major boost as the Technology Strategy Board launches a n…

Key fungus species help explain mysterious bat disease

Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Sep 2013

Researchers have identified what might be the key to unravelling the mystery of White Nose Syndrome…

Norwegian bacteria make super sunscreen

Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Sep 2013

Bacteria living in Trondheim Fjord can provide humans with better protection against skin cancer an…

Magellanic Stream mystery solved by Hubble telescope

Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Sep 2013

A 40-year old mystery has been solved by astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. They have…

Organic solar cells in a spin

Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Sep 2013

Manipulating the ‘spin’ of electrons in organic solar cells can drastically improve their performan…

Microbes can influence host evolution

Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Sep 2013

Contrary to current understanding, a new study has provided direct evidence that an individual’s mi…

Neutron studies reveal HIV drug mechanism weaker than assumed

Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Sep 2013

Neutron studies of an HIV enzyme and its inhibitor have revealed new areas for improvement in drug …

Bacteria-coated seeds enable crops to fix nitrogen

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Sep 2013

Technology developed at the University of Nottingham could enable all the world’s crops to take nit…

Seeing depth through a single lens

Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Sep 2013

Microscopists may soon be able to create a 3D image through a single lens, without moving the camer…

Evolutionary grains of sand

Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Sep 2013

Evolutionary ecologists are using “grains of sand” to understand more about evolutionary processes.…

Henrietta Lacks’ family win recognition for immortal cell line

Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Sep 2013

The family of Henrietta Lacks, a woman whose tumour cells revolutionised modern medicine, have been…

Assistant Director Vacancy at CaSE

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Aug 2013

The Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) are seeking an Assistant Director to join the team.…

Dengue disease findings could influence anti-viral drugs

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Aug 2013

A new study into Dengue, an insect-borne tropical disease that infects up to 390 million worldwide …

Mouse heart beats again with human stem cells

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Aug 2013

A decellularised mouse heart was able to contract and beat again when it was rebuilt with human ste…

Robotic frog improves boring mating call

Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Aug 2013

A robotic frog has aided researchers to discover that manipulated mating calls can be very attracti…

Electrically charged insects perfect prey for spiders

Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Aug 2013

Spider webs take advantage of an electrical charge built up by flying insects to snare their prey s…

Sea-level rise predictions could be flawed

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Aug 2013

Bristol researchers say the satellite record for the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets needs to im…

Watering your crops by phone

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Aug 2013

A new app has been developed which means smart phones could soon monitor irrigation water use accor…

Solar tsunami used to measure Sun’s magnetic field

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Aug 2013

A solar tsunami has been used to provide the first accurate estimates of the Sun’s magnetic field.!…