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British butterfly is evolving to respond to climate change
— 2 Dec 2011 10:50 | BiologyAs global temperatures rise and climatic zones move polewards, species will need to find different environments to prevent extinction. New research, published today in the journal Molecular…
How bats 'hear' objects in their path
— 28 Nov 2011 19:26 | BiologyBy placing real and virtual objects in the flight paths of bats, scientists at the Universities of Bristol and Munich have shed new light on how echolocation works. Their research is…
New insight into how 'tidying up' enzymes work
— 29 Mar 2011 15:18 | HealthWorking with Professor Jeremy Harvey and Professor Adrian Mulholland of Bristol's School of Chemistry, Dr Julianna Olah, an EU Marie Curie Fellow in Bristol at the time, studied a class…
Today's children do engage in active play
— 17 Mar 2011 18:34 | HealthNew research suggests that promoting active play in children's leisure time could increase the physical activity of today's children, but that such strategies might need to be tailored…
The foundations of empathy are found in the chicken
— 9 Mar 2011 18:26 | BiologyA study has gained new insight into the minds of domestic hens, discovering, for the first time, that domestic hens show a clear physiological and behavioural response when their chicks…
Food forensics: DNA links habitat quality to bat diet
— 4 Mar 2011 14:38 | BiologyAll night long, bats swoop over our landscape consuming insects, but they do this in secret, hidden from our view. Until recently, scientists have been unable to bring their ecosystem…
Depression following miscarriage can continue after healthy birth
— 3 Mar 2011 13:38 | HealthWomen who experience depression and anxiety after a miscarriage can continue to experience these symptoms even if they subsequently go on to have a healthy child…
New generation of optical integrated devices for future quantum computers
— 2 Mar 2011 13:10 | TechnologyA research group led by scientists from the University of Bristol has demonstrated the quantum operation of new components that will enable compact circuits for future photonic quantum…
Noise distracts fish from their dinner
— 1 Mar 2011 18:27 | BiologyUsing underwater speakers to play noise at levels similar to those produced by recreational speedboats, the researchers found that three-spined sticklebacks exposed to even brief noise…
Smartphones - the grip of death
— 28 Feb 2011 17:07 | TechnologyThe growth in the demand of smartphones has highlighted the complexities of wireless communications through problems of reduced sensitivity when the user holds some devices. New research…