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Children of mothers who work nonstandard hours face greater vulnerability
In the first study of its kind using UK data, researchers found that when mothers work nonstandard schedules, their children’s socioemotional health is often compromised
Scientists cautiously suggest GLP-1s are safe to use around pregnancy
St Andrews researchers carried out the largest ever systematic review of more than 49,000 pregnancies over a period of twenty years.
St Andrews astronomers help make the most extensive map of the Universe ever created
An international team of researchers observed more than 47 million galaxies and quasars and 20 million stars.
Bright pink insect stands out to blend in
Tropical bush cricket changes colour from vivid hot pink to green within a fortnight, which scientists believe may mimic the young leaves of rainforest plants.
New research maps the breadth of St Andrews relationship with colonialism
A unique visualisation identifying, charting and exploring the colonial connections of over 900 students who were at the University in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
The ‘Rough Wooing’ is offensive and wrong: Argues leading historian
The term ‘the rough wooing’ is used to refer to the first eight years of Mary’s reign, Dr Amy Blakeway argues that it legitimizes sexual violence and distorts historical facts.
Recovery from whaling reveals the role of age in Humpback reproduction
The role of age in male humpback whale reproduction has changed as populations recover from centuries of exploitation.
New research shows how to challenge the rising tide of global hate
A global team of researchers have produced a new World Bank Working Paper offering an innovative and innovative and integrative analysis of how collective hate develops and the strategies that can be used to counter it.
Unique ‘inside out’ planetary system discovered
St Andrews researchers have found four planets which break the usual convention of how solar systems are composed.