What lies beneath – scientists discover giant trench under Antarctic Ice
A massive ancient subglacial trough – deeper than the Grand Canyon - has been discovered by a team of UK experts.
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Online tool can detect patterns in US election news coverage
Academics in the University of Bristol’s Intelligent Systems Laboratory have developed an online tool, Election Watch, which analyses the content of news about the US election by the international media.
Exploring one of climate’s ‘known unknowns’
Researchers at the University of Bristol with collaborators from ETH-Zurich have shown that the rate of condensation of water on organic aerosol particles in the atmosphere can be very slow, taking many hours for a particle to change in size. This could have significant consequences for understanding how clouds are formed, affecting climate.
NHS cancer risk threshold ‘too high’ for patients, research indicates
Patients have expressed an appetite for potential cancer symptoms to be checked out much sooner than current NHS thresholds guidelines suggest, new research has revealed
£4.3 million boost for pioneering health research centre
A research centre which focuses on improving the health and wellbeing of children has been awarded £4.3 million funding to continue its work for a further five years.
University collaborates with Affymetrix on genotyping arrays for sustainable wheat production
Affymetrix, Inc. and the University of Bristol announced today that they have collaboratively designed a wheat genotyping array and analysed data from experiments as part of an effort to understand wheat genetics and breeding with a goal of ensuring guaranteed sustainable production.
World's largest ever cleft research study
The Universities of Bristol and Manchester will lead the world’s largest ever research programme into cleft lip and palate.
Dental plaque bacteria may trigger blood clots
Better understanding of the relationship between oral bacteria and blood clots could ultimately lead to new treatments for infective endocarditis, according to scientists from the University of Bristol and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
Older people in debt are more likely to suffer mental health problems
New research has shown that people who are struggling to manage their finances in old age are eight times more likely to have reduced levels of mental wellbeing than their wealthy peers.
An Antarctic outlet glacier engaged in an irreversible retreat
An international team of researchers has shown that Pine Island Glacier (PIG), the primary contributor to sea-level rise from Antarctica, has entered a period of self-sustained retreat and its discharge to the ocean will likely increase in comparison to observations from the last decade.