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Gene variant linked to longevity
Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 May 2014
Spanish and Japanese centenarians have revealed of the genetic keys to longevity – a variant on a c…
Rain in Balkans cause flood and landslides
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 May 2014
Three months-worth of rain have fallen in three days in the Balkans, causing widespread floods and …
‘On-off switch’ controls crystal structure of graphene
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 May 2014
American researchers have found an ‘on-off switch’ for graphene which enables them to change its cr…
Nano-silver health risk?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 May 2014
Dietary supplements containing nano-silver could be harmful to health say Danish researchers who ha…
New understanding of gamma-ray bursts
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 May 2014
New observations suggest that gamma-ray bursts behave differently than previously thought.!--more--…
Concordat on Openness on Animal Research signed
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 May 2014
Over 70 organisations across the scientific sector have signed the Concordat on Openness on Animal …
Dino weigh-in sheds light on evolution
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 May 2014
Rapidly shrinking body sizes allowed feathered dinosaurs to exploit ecological niches throughout th…
Ice core clue to Earth’s evolution
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 May 2014
In an attempt to reveal how the planet has evolved, polar scientists have successfully drilled a 2,…
‘Lonely’ bacteria lead to antibiotic resistance
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 May 2014
Smaller groups of bacteria are more likely to become resistant to antibiotics than larger groups su…
UK’s science job boom to be hindered by skills gap?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 May 2014
By 2020, 1.5 million science, engineering and technology job opportunities will be created across t…
Somersaulting spider a new species
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 May 2014
Just like a gymnast somersaulting across the floor, observations of a new species of spider shows i…
MRI sensor to change oxygen monitoring
Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 May 2014
A new MRI sensor could change the way oxygen is monitored in the body and aid cancer diagnosis and …
Polio spread of international concern
Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 May 2014
The World Health Organization has declared the international spread of wild poliovirus in 2014 a Pu…
Clean catalyst for methanol production
Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 May 2014
A potentially clean, low-cost way to convert carbon dioxide into methanol while reducing harmful by…
Breast cancer mimics brain development process
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 May 2014
A key element in the development of the nervous system may also play a pivotal role in the spread o…
Public consultation into Section 24
Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 May 2014
The Government has launched a public consultation into the repeal of Section 24 which prevents the …
Public investment in science good for the economy
Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 May 2014
A new independent report published today shows that investing public money in science and engineeri…
Rubber research leads to rarely seen hemihelix
Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 May 2014
A serendipitous discovery by scientists experimenting with elastic strips has resulted in a shape r…
Laser shows promise for solar cell efficiency
Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 Apr 2014
Solar cells based on perovskite not only excel at absorbing light but at emitting it too, turning t…
Rotating nanoparticles cause cancer cells to self-destruct
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Apr 2014
Magnetically controlled nanoparticles which force tumour cells to self-destruct could form part of …