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- Pioneering research sheds new light on the origins and composition of planet Mars 24 April 2023 A new study has uncovered intriguing insights into the liquid core at the centre of Mars, furthering understanding of the planet’s formation and evolution.
- Researchers discover significant deep-sea coral reefs in Galápagos expedition 24 April 2023 Scientists from the University of Bristol are part of an expedition which has made a ground-breaking discovery of extensive, ancient deep-sea coral reefs within the Galápagos Marine Reserve (GMR).
- Swimming secrets of prehistoric reptiles unlocked by new study 18 April 2023 The diverse swimming techniques of the ancient reptiles that ruled the Mesozoic seas have been revealed for the first time by scientists at the University of Bristol.
- Small and simple key to evolution success of mammals 12 April 2023 Ancestors of modern mammals evolved into one of the most successful animal lineages by starting out small and simple, researchers have found.
- University of Bristol scientists will plunge to Titanic depths on submarine as part of a Galapagos science mission 29 March 2023 A team of researchers will voyage more than a mile beneath the Pacific Ocean in submersible The Alvin, famous for diving to the wreck of RMS Titanic in 1986.
- Extinction vulnerability during ancient biodiversity crises is unpredictable 15 March 2023 Evidence from past extinctions cannot be used as a definitive way of predicting future biodiversity loss, scientists have found by using AI.
- Dinosaur claws used for digging and display 27 February 2023 Dinosaur claws had many functions, but now a team from the University of Bristol and the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) in Beijing has shown some predatory dinosaurs used their claws for digging or even for display.
- Biodiversity loss drove ecological collapse after the 'Great Dying', new study reveals 24 February 2023 Biodiversity loss may be the harbinger of a more devastating ecological collapse, an international team of scientists have discovered.
- Human-made noise impacts dolphins working together, reveals new study 12 January 2023 Dolphins working collaboratively are less successful in the presence of sound generated by humans, a University of Bristol-led team of researchers have shown.
- New biography of famous palaeontologist Mary Anning unearthed from University of Bristol archives 11 January 2023 A short biography of pioneering scientist Mary Anning, written in the final ten years of her life, has been made public for the very first time.
- Professor Heidy Mader, 1961-2022 5 January 2023 Professor Heidy Mader passed away on 22 December 2022. Her colleague and friend, Emeritus Professor Steve Sparks FRS, reflects on her life and scientific achievements.
- ‘Veggie’ dinosaurs differed in how they ate their food 4 January 2023 Although most early dinosaurs were vegetarian, there were a surprising number of differences in the way that these animals tackled eating a plant-based diet, according to a new study by scientists from the Natural History Museum and the Universities of Bristol and Birmingham.
- Scientists discover what was on the menu of the first dinosaurs 16 December 2022 The earliest dinosaurs included carnivorous, omnivorous and herbivorous species, according to a team of University of Bristol palaeobiologists.
- Fossil discovery in storeroom cupboard shifts origin of modern lizards back 35 million years 2 December 2022 A specimen retrieved from a cupboard of the Natural History Museum in London has shown that modern lizards originated in the Late Triassic and not the Middle Jurassic as previously thought.
- Influential Bristol academics recognised on Highly Cited Researchers 2022 list 15 November 2022 Eighteen University of Bristol academics have been named on Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2022 list.
- Top Bristol climate experts set to share expertise on global stage at COP27 2 November 2022 A team of leading University of Bristol researchers on hot topics, ranging from climate change policy to adapting to a warming world and ensuring the transition to a net zero economy is fair, are poised to join the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference.
- Scientists detect seismic surface waves on planet other than Earth for first time 27 October 2022 Following two large meteorite impacts on Mars, researchers have observed, for the first time, seismic waves propagating along the surface of a planet other than Earth. The data from the marsquakes was recorded by NASA’s InSight lander and analysed at ETH Zurich in collaboration with the InSight Science Team, revealing new details about the structure of Mars’ crust.
- NASA detects stunning meteoroid impact on Mars 27 October 2022 NASA’s InSight lander recorded a magnitude 4 marsquake on Christmas Eve, 2021, but scientists learned only later from orbiter images the cause of that quake: a meteoroid strike estimated to be one of the biggest seen on Mars since NASA began exploring the cosmos. What’s more, it excavated boulder-sized chunks of water ice buried closer to the Martian equator than ever found before – a discovery that has implications for NASA’s future plans to send astronauts to the Red Planet.
- Pioneering research directly dates the earliest milk use in prehistoric Europe 17 October 2022 A new study has shown milk was used by the first farmers from Central Europe in the early Neolithic era around 7,400 years ago, advancing humans’ ability to gain sustenance from milk and establishing the early foundations of the dairy industry.
- Chief Strategy Officer of world-leading tech company appointed to new honorary professor role 5 October 2022 Anike Te, Chief Strategy Officer for International Materials company Lucideon, will join the University of Bristol as an Aegis Professor in Engineering Biology this month. This prestigious appointment strongly aligns with Bristol’s identity as a world-leading institution for research and innovation with global impact.
