- Political systems influenced how countries initially responded to Covid-19. Governments who did better were seen to respond to scientific advice and supported their people’s societal awareness, such as by encouraging strong participation in higher education. https://www.keele.ac.uk/research/researchnews/2021/october/political-systems-influenced/covid-response.php 12 comments science
- Birds can ‘read’ the Earth’s magnetic signature well enough to get back on course. They are able to return to a known goal after displacement to a completely unknown location without relying on familiar surroundings, cues that emanate from the destination https://www.keele.ac.uk/research/researchnews/2021/february/birds-research/earth-magnetic-signature.php 15 comments science
- Keele researchers develop improved model for predicting injuries in footballers https://www.keele.ac.uk/discover/news/2020/february/improved-model/predict-football-injuries.php 4 comments soccer
- Scientists have discovered evidence of the beginning of the Anthropocene, the newest geological epoch. The evidence came in the form of a "golden spike" found in the heartwood of the "loneliest tree in the world." https://www.keele.ac.uk/pressreleases/2018/loneliesttreeintheworldmarksnewageforourplanet.php 4 comments science
- New evidence of ‘muscle memory’ at a DNA level - A study has shown for the first time that human muscles possess a ‘memory’ of earlier growth - at the DNA level. Periods of skeletal muscle growth are ‘remembered’ by the genes in the muscle, helping them to grow larger later in life. https://www.keele.ac.uk/pressreleases/2018/studyprovesmusclememoryexistsatadnalevel.php 711 comments science
- Atmosphere detected around an Earth-like planet https://www.keele.ac.uk/pressreleases/2017/atmospheredetectedaroundanearth-likeplanet.html 3 comments science
- People with a family history of alcoholism are already known to be at a greater risk of developing a drinking problem, but new research led by Psychologist Dr Richard Stephens at Keele University has found they are also more likely to hold onto the painful memory of hangovers. https://www.keele.ac.uk/pressreleases/2017/researchrevealshowfamilyhistorycanaffectyourmemoryofhangovers.html 4 comments science
- A 15-yr-old UK schoolboy has discovered a new planet http://www.keele.ac.uk/pressreleases/2015/work-experienceschoolboydiscoversanewplanet.html 95 comments worldnews
- Aluminium and its likely contribution to Alzheimer’s disease http://www.keele.ac.uk/pressreleases/2014/aluminiumanditslikelycontributiontoalzheimersdisease.html 34 comments science
- Elevated brain aluminium and early onset Alzheimer’s disease in worker exposed to aluminium: Research has shown for the first time, that an individual who was exposed to aluminium at work and died of Alzheimer’s disease had high levels of aluminium in the brain http://www.keele.ac.uk/pressreleases/2014/earlyonsetalzheimersdiseaseinworkerexposedtoaluminium.html 12 comments science