MELTING POINT
New insights into DNA ‘melting’ reveal chink in bacteria’s armour
Scientists have shed light on DNA ‘melting’ – a crucial process fundamental to all life.
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Stubborn sparrows may have sung the same songs for hundreds of years
By preserving songs for centuries, American swamp sparrows show a cultural stability previously only seen in humans.
Vaccine boost
Combining different malaria vaccines could reduce cases by 91 per cent
Using two experimental anti-malarial vaccines, which work in different ways, can greatly reduce the number of malaria infections in animal studies.
Bird biodiversity
Sister species of birds reveal clues to how biodiversity evolves
Extensive new datasets about the world’s birds are helping to solve the riddle of how life on Earth diversified.
Puddle dipping
Collecting bacterial communities from puddles helps solve ecosystem riddles
Researchers have used puddle ecosystems to start to unravel the roles different bacteria play in complex communities.
Beyond the red limit
New type of photosynthesis discovered
The discovery changes our understanding of the basic mechanism of photosynthesis and should rewrite the textbooks.
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Star burst
Scientists spot erupting jets of material as black hole tears a star apart
Astronomers have for the first time directly imaged a fast-moving jet of material ejected as a supermassive black hole consumed a star.
Shifting realities
In pictures: Technologies of the future revealed
Vice-Provost says technologies and disruptions are about to change how we interact with the world.
RISING STAR
Dr Myrsini Kaforou selected to attend 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Dr Myrsini Kaforou will join a cohort of outstanding young scientists from around the world at the prestigious 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.
Crater creations
'Surprisingly fast' recovery of life at dinosaur-killing asteroid impact site
Within 30,000 years of impact, Mexico’s Chicxulub crater fostered a thriving ecosystem - a much faster recovery than many sites around the world.
