Gigantic, meat-eating dinosaurs didn’t all have strong bites
New research analysing the bite strength of 18 species of carnivorous dinosaurs has shown that predatory dinosaurs followed different evolutionary paths.
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New research reveals ancient alliance between woody plants and microbes has potential to protect precious peatlands
As the climate warms and regional drying becomes more frequent, peatlands – some of the planet’s most important carbon sinks – are increasingly under threat. But a study, led by an international team including scientists from the University of Bristol, has shown peatland ecosystems may have a natural defence through the combined forces of plant changes and microbes.
New evidence static electricity sense could be a factor in evolution of extreme body shapes of treehoppers
Could detecting static electricity be a factor in explaining why treehopper insects have evolved such bizarre body shapes?
Pioneering research reveals worldwide scale of Hepatitis C among babies and children
A new study, coinciding with World Hepatitis day, has estimated for the first time the number of children born globally with hepatitis C virus.
Ancient squid-like creatures are not squid after all, study finds
Remarkable fossils found in North Greenland have helped researchers solve a 500-million-year-old puzzle surrounding squid-like ancestors.
New digital resource reveals how South Asians in the UK have shaped British life
A new interactive digital resource offering fascinating insights into the history of South Asian people living in Britain has been launched in conjunction with South Asian Heritage Month 2025, which runs until 17 August.
New genetic analysis predicts risk of adult obesity from childhood
A new genetic analysis using data from over five million people has provided a clearer understanding of the risk of going on to live with obesity. New research led by the Universities of Copenhagen and Bristol shows analysing genes at a young age may support early strategies to prevent obesity developing later in life.
UK’s most powerful supercomputer launches in Bristol
Faster, more accurate cancer diagnoses and new clean-energy innovations are some of the key breakthroughs now closer to reality as the UK’s most powerful AI supercomputer launches in Bristol today [Thursday 17 July].
Rainforest researchers find tropical butterflies that look alike, see alike
Butterflies that independently evolved the same wing patterns have also evolved similar eyes and brains which are fine-tuned for vision in the shifting light of tropical rainforests, according to new research led by the University of Bristol published in PNAS this week.
University experts team up with Team GB hockey Olympian to make school PE kits fitter for purpose and put ball in pupils’ court
Top researchers have united with Team GB hockey player and sports inclusivity trailblazer Tess Howard MBE on a mission to help teenage girls feel more comfortable in their school PE uniforms – and own bodies – in a bid to boost self-confidence and sports participation.