Santa Maria - the incredible rising island
It has been a well-established fact that, as they get older, ocean islands slowly sink.
Research
A chronicle of giant straight-tusked elephants
About 800,000 years ago, the giant straight-tusked elephant Palaeoloxodon migrated out of Africa and became widespread across Europe and Asia.
Pilot programme helps new mums with learning difficulties
New mothers with learning difficulties have benefited from a pilot programme that helped them learn to care for and interact with their babies, an evaluation by University of Bristol experts has found.
New research highlights 250,000 unowned cats live in the UK’s towns and cities
Around a quarter of a million cats – or broadly the human population of Southampton - are living rough in the UK’s towns and cities.
Birds learn to avoid plants that host dangerous insects, researchers have found
Scientists have discovered that birds know to avoid the plants where toxic animals dwell.
Bristol academics identify ways to make equestrian sport safer for horses and riders
In the first study of horse falls for over 20 years, University of Bristol academics have identified some simple interventions to reduce the risk of injury in equestrian sport - making it safer for both horses and riders.
How drugs can help your brain encode memories
Medical researchers at the University of Bristol have uncovered a fundamental mechanism that explains the interaction between brain state and the neural triggers responsible for learning. The discoveries, made by researchers in collaboration with the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly & Co., could lead to new ways of boosting cognitive function to counteract the effects of diseases such as Alzheimer’s, as well as enhancing memory in healthy people.
XMM-Newton uses light echoes to map dynamic black hole
Material falling into a black hole throws X-rays out into space – and now, for the first time, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) XMM-Newton X-ray observatory has used the reverberating echoes of this light to map the dynamic behaviour and surroundings of a black hole itself.
Governments urged to act now to prevent coronavirus suicide risk
Governments need to give 'urgent consideration' to their public health response to prevent any possible impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the number of suicides, experts warn.
Bristol childhood obesity clinic forms blueprint for national NHS pilot
Children and young people with severe obesity will receive intensive support with a pilot of 15 new specialist NHS services based on a clinic in Bristol.