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- Humans have caused 1.5 °C of long-term global warming according to new estimates https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/humans-have-already-caused-15-c-of-long-term-global-warming-according-to-new-estimates 552 comments
- Farmed salmon leads to loss of nutrients, instead eat 'feed fishes' directly https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/fish-fed-to-farmed-salmon-should-be-part-of-our-diet-too-study-suggests 94 comments
- AI generated faces are more trustworthy than real faces say researchers https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/ai-generated-faces-are-more-trustworthy-than-real-faces-say-researchers-who-warn-of-deep-fakes 38 comments
- Nuclear radiation used to transmit digital data wirelessly https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/nuclear-radiation-used-to-transmit-digital-data-wirelessly 154 comments
- Discovery of a “Holy Grail” with the invention of universal computer memory https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/-discovery-of-a-holy-grail-with-the-invention-of-universal-computer-memory 3 comments
- Polari: The Lost Language of Gay Men (2016) https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/staff/bakerjp/polari/home.htm 23 comments
- Bilingual speakers experience time differently, study finds http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2017/language-shapes-how-the-brain-perceives-time/ 107 comments
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- Online password guessing threat underestimated http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2016/online-password-guessing-threat-underestimated/ 2 comments security
- ‘It's a shot, not a vaccine like MMR’: New scepticism prompts call for action - This ‘vaccine is not a vaccine’ is a new, previously unreported type of vaccine-specific scepticism, and it arose only during the COVID-19 pandemic, finds new study analyzing posts on Twitter/X. https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/its-a-shot-not-a-vaccine-like-mmr-new-scepticism-prompts-call-for-action 418 comments science
- New research shows that humans may have already caused 1.5 °C of global warming when measured from a time genuinely before the industrial revolution and the start of large-scale carbon emissions. https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/humans-have-already-caused-15-c-of-long-term-global-warming-according-to-new-estimates#:~:text=A%20new%20study%20published%20today,start%20of%20large%2Dscale%20carbon 6 comments science
- A study in England found that reducing fast-food outlets in areas where they're heavily concentrated,, helped decrease childhood obesity by about 5%. This approach could help lower the rates and address inequalities in childhood overweight and obesity https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/how-limiting-new-fast-food-outlets-may-reduce-childhood-obesity 37 comments science
- Why people speak more alike today - People from the corporate world and higher education sectors are increasingly adopting each other’s speech patterns to be more socially inclusive, according to new British research. https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/british-conversation-is-changing-why-people-speak-more-alike-today 2 comments science
- Researchers identify “clear changes” in ageing brain with a non-invasive technique, by simultaneously measuring oxygenation, brain electrical activity, respiration and electric activity of the heart https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/researchers-identify-clear-changes-in-ageing-brain-using-novel-techniques 5 comments science
- New evidence shows planting around school playgrounds protects children from air pollution https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/new-evidence-shows-planting-around-school-playgrounds-protects-children-from-air-pollution 9 comments upliftingnews
- New evidence shows planting around school playgrounds protects children from air pollution https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/new-evidence-shows-planting-around-school-playgrounds-protects-children-from-air-pollution 481 comments science
- People raised in rural areas have better sense of direction than city dwellers. To find out how childhood environment influences navigation ability, scientists looked at how almost 400,000 people from 38 countries played a mobile video game designed for neuroscience research https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/growing-up-in-rural-or-suburban-areas-improves-spatial-navigation 30 comments science
- A pioneering needleless COVID-19 vaccine developed at Lancaster University is growing closer to reality after partnerships were signed with companies in South America and Asia to produce vital doses of the new vaccine for developing countries and remote regions https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/new-partnerships-to-support-lancaster-covid-19-vaccine-rollout 4 comments upliftingnews
- Scientists reveal how landmark CFC ban gave planet fighting chance against global warming https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/scientists-reveal-how-landmark-cfc-ban-gave-planet-fighting-chance-against-global-warming 116 comments science
- Promising material can store solar energy. Researchers studying a crystalline material have discovered it has properties that allow it to capture energy from the sun. The energy can be stored for several months at room temperature, and it can be released on demand in the form of heat. https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/study-shows-promising-material-can-store-solar-energy-for-months-or-years 73 comments science
- Physicists have established why objects moving through superfluid helium-3, a rare isotope of helium, in which one neutron is missing, lack a speed limit; exotic particles that stick to all surfaces in the superfluid. The discovery may guide applications in quantum technology & quantum computing. https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/why-there-is-no-speed-limit-in-the-superfluid-universe 16 comments science
- Role models have major influence on female university choices: Women exposed to successful and charismatic role models are more likely to follow them in choosing a university major https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/role-models-have-major-influence-on-female-university-choices 4 comments science
- A combination of climate change, extreme weather and pressure from local human activity is causing a collapse in global biodiversity and ecosystems across the tropics. Scientists mapped over 100 locations where tropical forests and coral reefs have been affected by climate extremes https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/earths-most-biodiverse-ecosystems-face-a-perfect-storm 995 comments science
- Amazon deforestation: An international team of scientists say the number of active fires in August was actually three times higher than in 2018 and the highest number since 2010. Indicating that deforestation in July this year was almost four times the average... https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/amazon-deforestation-and-number-of-fires-show-summer-of-2019-not-a-normal-year 48 comments science
- Thousands of meltwater lakes mapped on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Researchers have discovered more than 65,000 supraglacial lakes using satellite imagery covering five million square kilometres of the ice sheet, including areas where surface melting was previously thought to be less intense. https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/thousands-of-meltwater-lakes-mapped-on-the-east-antarctic-ice-sheet 5 comments science
- Discovery of a “Holy Grail” with the invention of universal computer memory https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/-discovery-of-a-holy-grail-with-the-invention-of-universal-computer-memory 14 comments technology
- Discovery of a “Holy Grail” with the invention of universal computer memory. This new device would immediately reduce peak power consumption in data centres by a fifth. https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/-discovery-of-a-holy-grail-with-the-invention-of-universal-computer-memory 9 comments science
- The influence of climate on violent armed conflicts would more than double, rising to a 13% chance, with warming of just 2 °C beyond preindustrial levels, finds a new study. Under a 4 °C scenario the influence of climate on conflicts leaps to a 26% chance of a substantial increase in conflict risk. https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/does-climate-change-cause-armed-conflict 19 comments science
- An international team of researchers has discovered a new material made from manganese hydride that would be used to make molecular sieves within fuel tanks - which store the hydrogen and work alongside fuel cells in a hydrogen powered 'system'. https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/new-material-could-unlock-potential-for-hydrogen-powered-vehicle-revolution 22 comments science
- School bullying increases chances of mental health issues and unemployment in later life. Being bullied in school increases the extent of mental health problems at age 25 by 40%. It also increases the probability of being unemployed at age 25 by about 35% https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/school-bullying-increases-chances-of-mental-health-issues-and-unemployment-in-later-life 22 comments science
- Large amounts of the potent greenhouse gas methane are being released from an Icelandic glacier. 41 tonnes of methane is being released through meltwaters every day during the summer months. This is roughly equivalent to the methane produced by more than 136,000 belching cows. http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/volcanoes-and-glaciers-combine-as-powerful-methane-producers-2 77 comments science
- Women seeing baby animals have a reduced appetite for meat http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/seeing-baby-animals-reduces-appetite-for-meat-especially-for-women 10 comments science
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- Time is running out in the tropics - researchers warn of global biodiversity collapse http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/time-is-running-out-in-the-tropics-researchers-warn-of-global-biodiversity-collapse 155 comments worldnews
- A global biodiversity collapse is imminent unless we take urgent, concerted action to reverse species loss in the tropics, according to new study in Nature, the first on state of all four of world´s most diverse tropical ecosystems – tropical forests, savannas, lakes and rivers, and coral reefs. http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/time-is-running-out-in-the-tropics-researchers-warn-of-global-biodiversity-collapse 62 comments science
- Lancaster University releases a corpus containing 11.4 million words of natural language snippets - fully transcribed and publicly available http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2017/researchers-release-largest-ever-public-collection-of-british-conversations/ 8 comments linguistics
- Language shapes how the brain perceives time http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2017/language-shapes-how-the-brain-perceives-time/ 10 comments linguistics
- Language shapes how the brain perceives time - people who speak two languages fluently think about time differently depending on the language context in which they are estimating the duration of events. The finding is reported in the ‘Journal of Experimental Psychology: General’. http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2017/language-shapes-how-the-brain-perceives-time/ 155 comments science
- Comparing yourself with others on Facebook is more likely to lead to feelings of depression than making social comparisons offline. http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2016/how-to-avoid-feeling-depressed-on-facebook-/ 13 comments science
- Researchers researchers have devised two universal flu vaccines; a USA-specific vaccine with coverage of 95% of known US influenza strains; and a universal vaccine with coverage of 88% of known flu strains globally. http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2016/universal-flu-vaccine-designed-by-scientists/ 18 comments science
- “Unbreakable” security codes inspired by nature: "The advantage of this discovery is that it offers an infinite number of choices for the secret encryption key shared between the sender and receiver. This makes it virtually impossible for hackers and eavesdroppers to crack the code." http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2014/unbreakable-security-codes-inspired-by-nature-/ 10 comments technology