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- 'New El Nino' discovered south of equator https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2024/Research-News/New-El-Nino-discovered-south-of-equator 15 comments
- Epistemological Relativism (2016) https://www.reading.ac.uk/AcaDepts/ld/Philos/jmp/Theory%20of%20Knowledge/EpistemologicalRelativism.htm 48 comments
- Turing Test Success http://www.reading.ac.uk/news-and-events/releases/PR583836.aspx 134 comments
- Dr Mark Gasson "infected" himself with a computer virus http://www.reading.ac.uk/sse/about/news/sse-newsarticle-2010-05-26.aspx 12 comments
- Insects are the dominant form of animal life on our planet but despite concerns about population declines, little is known about how 99% of species globally are faring. There have been assessments for just 1% –12,100 species, with around 20% of these considered threatened. https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Research-News/Some-insects-are-declining-whats-happening-to-the-99 2 comments science
- Blood test paves the way for better heart attack prevention https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Research-News/Blood-test-paves-the-way-for-better-heart-attack-prevention 2 comments science
- Oldest human DNA reveals family network that spanned Europe https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2024/Research-News/Oldest-human-DNA-reveals-family-network-that-spanned-Europe-Reading-University 5 comments europe
- Brains grew faster as humans evolved study shows https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2024/Research-News/Brains-grew-faster-as-humans-evolved-study-shows 3 comments science
- New research show that large parts of the tropics and subtropics, encompassing 70 percent of current population, are expected to experience strong joint rates of change in temperature and precipitation extremes combined over the next 20 years, under a high-emissions scenario. https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2024/Research-News/Extreme-weather-to-strengthen-rapidly-over-next-two-decades 18 comments science
- Logged forests can still have ecological value https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2024/Research-News/Logged-forests-can-still-have-ecological-value 2 comments science
- ‘New El Nino’ discovered south of equator https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2024/Research-News/New-El-Nino-discovered-south-of-equator 46 comments science
- Brain size riddle solved as humans exceed evolution trend https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2024/Research-News/Brain-size-riddle-solved-as-humans-exceed-evolution-trend 3 comments science
- The largest animals do not have proportionally bigger brains - with humans bucking this trend. Researchers collected an enormous dataset of brain and body sizes from around 1,500 species to clarify centuries of controversy surrounding brain size evolution. https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2024/Research-News/Brain-size-riddle-solved-as-humans-exceed-evolution-trend 11 comments science
- England-size pixels help astronomers find new Jupiter shape https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2024/Research-News/England-size-pixels-help-astronomers-find-new-Jupiter-shape 21 comments science
- Eating a poor quality diet might lead to brain changes that are associated with depression and anxiety. This is according to a first-of-its-kind study into the brain chemistry and structure, and diet quality of 30 volunteers. https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2024/Research-News/Poor-quality-diet-makes-our-brains-sad 6 comments science
- Weather data from several ships bombed by Japanese pilots at Pearl Harbor has been recovered in a rescue mission that will help scientists understand how the global climate is changing. https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2023/Research-News/Pearl-Harbor-Bombed-battleships-boost-for-climate-science 21 comments science
- Adding banana to a berry smoothy reduces the flavanols taken in by the consumer by 84%. https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2023/Research-News/Avoid-going-bananas-to-avoid-this-common-smoothie-slip-up 301 comments science
- Flash droughts will double due to climate change. Agricultural flash droughts, characterized by rapid soil moisture dry down, have the potential to wreak havoc on natural ecosystems and crop cultivation https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2023/Research-News/Flash-droughts-will-double-due-to-climate-change 2 comments science
- New research shows that aviation turbulence has increased in various regions around the world due to the effects of climate change: warmer air from CO2 emissions is increasing windshear in the jet streams, strengthening clear-air turbulence in the North Atlantic and globally https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2023/Research-News/Aviation-turbulence-strengthened-as-the-world-warmed 13 comments science
- The world is unprepared for the next big storm from outer space, an overwhelming majority of scientists agree. https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2023/Research-News/Space-storms-could-cause-chaos-without-forecast-developments 6 comments space
- App helps identify autistic children. The app was 86% accurate in identifying children with any neurodevelopmental disorders, and 78% accurate in specifically identifying autism. It could open the door to help millions of children with autism spectrum conditions to get earlier screening quickly https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2023/Research-News/App-helps-identify-autistic-children-in-India 3 comments science
- Low-flavanol diet linked to age-related memory loss https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2023/Research-News/Low-flavanol-diet-linked-to-memory-loss 2 comments science
- Researchers have found that the equivalent of a handful of wild blueberries in the morning helped people improve their memory and lower their blood pressure, in a new study. https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2023/Research-News/Daily-blueberries-for-cognitive-and-vascular-health-in-older-people 36 comments science
- Scientists at the University of Reading are pioneering one of the biggest changes to UK food in generations. A new research project called ‘Raising the Pulse’ is looking to encourage consumers to switch to bread containing protein, fibre and iron-rich faba beans. Food for thought? https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2023/Research-News/Beans-IN-toast-could-revolutionise-British-diet 2 comments health
- First ever dietary bioactive guideline recommends consuming 400-600mg of flavan-3-ols (found in tea, apples and berries) per day to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease and improve blood pressure. https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2022/Research-News/Eat-apples-and-drink-tea-for-good-health 7 comments health
- First ever dietary bioactive guideline recommends consuming 400-600mg of flavan-3-ols (found in tea, apples and berries) per day to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease and improve blood pressure. https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2022/Research-News/Eat-apples-and-drink-tea-for-good-health 32 comments science
- Researchers have discovered the secret of why coffee (and certain food, drinks) smell, and likely taste, disgusting to people: they are affected by parosmia, or distorted sense of smell, something related to nerves and receptors because that’s how odor and aroma molecules are detected https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2022/Research-News/Secret-disordered-smell 454 comments science
- The Long Shadow of an Infection: COVID-19 and Performance at Work http://www.reading.ac.uk/web/files/economics/emdp202117.pdf 3 comments soccer
- Climate change ‘double whammy’ could kill off fish species. A new study of 150 million years of fish evolution provides first evidence to support scientific theory that commonly-eaten fish species will become smaller as waters warm under climate change. https://www.reading.ac.uk/news-and-events/releases/PR858656.aspx 368 comments science
- Feelings that others are dismissive or blame parents commonly cited as reasons for not accessing help for children and young people with mental health concerns, according to a new study. https://www.reading.ac.uk/news-and-events/releases/pr714517.aspx 13 comments science
- Society remains convinced rewards work, despite evidence they decrease motivation. The study follows earlier research that found, while offering financial or other rewards can lead to a short-term improvement, the recipients are in fact often less interested in completing the task well in future. https://www.reading.ac.uk/news-and-events/releases/pr709335.aspx 9 comments science
- Scientists at the University of Reading have developed a unique antiviral which could one day be used to fight deadly coronaviruses such as MERS http://www.reading.ac.uk/news-and-events/releases/pr598708.aspx 5 comments science
- Technology milestone: a computer passes the Turing test for the first time in history http://www.reading.ac.uk/news-and-events/releases/pr583836.aspx 5 comments technology
- Turing Test success marks milestone in computing history http://www.reading.ac.uk/news-and-events/releases/pr583836.aspx 15 comments artificial