- People who have atypical work patterns -long and irregular work hours- such as shift workers and those who work on the weekend, have worse quality and quantity of sleep, compared to those who work a typical 35-40 hour week https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2024/02/sleep-patterns.page 373 comments science
- Enabling prosthetic limbs to ‘feel’: scientists have developed a sensor that fits on a prosthetic hand and is connected to a stimulator that touches the wearer’s residual limb, so they can feel the sensation of wetness through their skin https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2024/02/enabling-prosthetic-limbs-to-feel.page 6 comments technology
- Scientists Spot Black Hole Energy Beam as Bright as 1,000 Trillion Suns Pointed at Earth. The source is also the farthest TDE ever detected, at some 8.5 billion lights years away — more than halfway across the universe. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2022/11/black-hole-jet-discovery.page 127 comments science
- A recent study led by the University of Southampton indicates that receiving hormone replacement therapy within six months of a recorded diagnosis of COVID-19 is associated with a reduction in mortality from the disease. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2022/05/oestrogen-reduced-covid-risk.page 72 comments science
- New research using a computer vision pipeline called Mothra to analyse tens of thousands of butterfly specimens in the UK Natural History Museum's collection has found that 17 of 24 species of British butterflies identified and measured by it, are getting bigger in response to climate change. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2022/04/butterflies-getting-bigger.page 9 comments science
- New research shows that hurricane maximum wind speeds in the subtropical Atlantic around Bermuda have more than doubled on average over the last 60 years due to rising ocean temperatures in the region. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2021/02/hurricane-intensity-ocean-temperature.page 4 comments science
- "The robot made me do it": robots encourage risk-taking behaviour in humans. Participants in a proxy task for real risk-taking behavior who were actively encouraged by a robot to take more risks did so, while the mere presence of the robot did not result in more risk-taking. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2020/12/robot-risk-taking.page 13 comments science
- A study gives a new perspective on why our planet has managed to stay habitable for billions of years – concluding it is almost certainly due, at least in part, to luck. The research suggests this may lengthen the odds of finding life on so-called ‘twin-Earths’ in the Universe. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2020/12/earth-habitability.page 24 comments science
- A study by University of Southampton gives a new perspective on why our planet has managed to stay habitable for billions of years—concluding it is almost certainly due, at least in part, to luck. The research suggests this may shorten odds of finding life on so-called 'twin-Earths' in the Universe. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2020/12/earth-habitability.page 5 comments science
- Diet and lifestyle during pregnancy linked to modifications in infants’ DNA: A new study has shown pregnant women with obesity could reduce the health risks for their infants through improved diet and more physical activity https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2020/11/gestational-diabetes.page 21 comments science
- Should I do my undergrad in EE or CS if I want to get into robotics? https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/electrical-and-electronic-engineering-degree-meng?tab-course=modules#main 4 comments robotics
- Three in four parents of pre-school children unable to balance work and childcare during lockdown 1728 parents and carers surveyed by researchers at the Universities of Oxford nearly three quarters felt that they are not sufficiently able to meet the needs of both work and their pre-school children. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2020/06/cospyce--preschool-survey.page 10 comments science
- A study of 153 patients treated during the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic describes a range of neurological and psychiatric complications that may be linked to the disease, including stroke and an altered mental state such as brain inflammation, psychosis and dementia-like symptoms. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2020/06/coronerve-covid19-brain-study.page 144 comments science
- A mass extinction event 360 million years ago was caused by a brief breakdown of the ozone layer that shields the Earth from damaging ultraviolet (UV) radiation, researchers conclude. This is a newly discovered extinction mechanism with profound implications for our warming world today. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2020/05/ozone-extinction-event.page 48 comments science
- Scientists have discovered a way to transform antibody drugs previously developed to treat autoimmunity into antibodies with powerful anti-cancer activity through a simple molecular “switch”. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2020/05/antibody-autoimmune-switch.page 4 comments science
- Climate Change Encouraged Colonisation Of The South Pacific Islands Centuries Earlier Than First Thought. Within 100 years the first settlers, most likely from Tonga or Samoa, changed the landscape by burning native forest to make way for crops. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2020/04/east-pacific.page 3 comments science
- McLaren working with University of Southampton to produce personal respirators for frontline healthcare staff tackling the COVID-19 pandemic https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2020/03/perso-respirator-prototype.page 7 comments formula1
- New study allows brain and artificial neurons to link up over the web https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2020/02/brain-artificial-neurons.page 4 comments science
- New research has shown the positive effects to newly born infants and mothers of receiving the influenza vaccine during pregnancy. Their findings show that the vaccine can reduce the chance of the infant having influenza by about a third. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2020/02/influenza-vaccine-pregnancy.page 46 comments science
- Benefits of cognitive behavioural therapy for IBS continue 2 years after treatment. Research shows that benefits continue two years after treatment despite patients having no further therapy after the initial CBT course. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2019/09/ibs-cbt-twoyear.page 7 comments science
- Study reveals substantial evidence of holographic universe http://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2017/01/holographic-universe.page 20 comments science
- New research shows Neanderthals kept coming back to a coastal cave site in the UK from at least 180,000 years ago until around 40,000 years ago. http://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2016/12/jersey-neanderthals.page 132 comments science
- Volunteering later in life can enhance mental health and wellbeing. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2016/08/volunteering-mental-health.page 30 comments science
- A larger placenta during pregnancy could lead to larger bones in the children http://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2016/05/placenta-size.page 3 comments science
- Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a technique for storing up to 320TB on a quartz disk. http://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2016/02/5d-data-storage-update.page 7 comments science
- Optical Data Storage Squeezes 360TB on to a Quartz Disc, "forever." http://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2016/02/5d-data-storage-update.page 11 comments technology
- A new study suggests that current ‘hotspots’ of shark activity are at risk of overfishing, and that the introduction of catch quotas might be necessary to protect oceanic sharks. http://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2016/01/shark-hotspots-study.page 4 comments science
- "New research from the University of Southampton indicates that the public are being exposed, without their knowledge, to airborne ultrasound." http://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2016/01/tim-leighton-ultrasound.page 6 comments science
- Retropie Topic: We know N64 emu doesnt run well but what about linking more than one RPi together? http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/features/raspberry_pi_supercomputer.shtml 6 comments raspberry_pi
- How many RPis does it take to equal the processing power of a high end laptop? Idly curious. http://www.southampton.ac.uk/~sjc/raspberrypi/ 5 comments raspberry_pi
- Study gives new insights into development in the womb: An international study has used an analysis of epigenetic marks on DNA to measure how much a baby’s development in the womb is determined by genes inherited from the parents, as compared with the mother’s nutrition, mental health and lifestyle http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2014/apr/14_69.shtml#.u196y1wsz95 3 comments science
- Study suggests Autumn is ending later and Spring is starting slightly earlier in the northern hemisphere: Researchers examined satellite imagery covering the northern hemisphere over a 25 year period and looked for any seasonal changes in vegetation by making a measure of its ‘greenness’ http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2014/mar/14_49.shtml 4 comments science
- Prisoners believe they are just as law abiding as non-prisoners: Research showed that prisoners believe themselves to have more kindness, morality, self-control, and generosity, than non-prisoners; The study also found that prisoners do not rate themselves more law abiding than non-prisoners http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2014/jan/14_04.shtml#.uto4dnksz95 26 comments science
- Suffocating tumours could lead to new cancer drugs http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/jul/13_142.shtml 4 comments science
- Scientists develop ground-breaking new method of ‘starving’ cancer cells. The research, recently published in the journal Cell, has found a new potential treatment for cancer, which leaves the body’s healthy cells undamaged, unlike traditional therapies such as radiotherapy. http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/jul/13_129.shtml 113 comments science
- New mathematical model links space-time theories http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/may/13_96.shtml 3 comments math
- New mathematical model links space-time theories http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2013/may/13_96.shtml 30 comments science
- Super computer made of 64 Raspberry Pi's, Lego's, and of course Linux! http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/features/raspberry_pi_supercomputer.shtml 36 comments linux
- 64 Rasberry Pi MPI Cluster http://www.southampton.ac.uk/~sjc/raspberrypi/ 12 comments raspberry_pi
- Southampton engineers a Raspberry Pi Supercomputer http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/features/raspberry_pi_supercomputer.shtml 42 comments raspberry_pi