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I’ll scratch yours if you scratch mine: how rats help each other out
Rats are happy to help each other out, but only if another rat helps them out first, according to new research from St Andrews and Bern.
15 January 2020Research
Oldest known city view of Venice discovered
A researcher from the University of St Andrews has unearthed the oldest known city view of Venice, dating from the 14th century.
6 January 2020Research
From parchment to phone
A historian’s detective work to restore a medieval prayer book has its foot in both old and new technologies with an innovative new book.
26 December 2019Research
Ancient secret of stone circles revealed
The Calanais Virtual Reconstruction Project has uncovered a potential link between ancient stone circles and the forces of nature.
23 December 2019Research
New security system to revolutionise privacy
A new uncrackable security system created by researchers at St Andrews, KAUST and CUP Sciences will revolutionise communications privacy.
20 December 2019Research
Stem cell technology offers new insight into MND
Scientists at St Andrews and Edinburgh have identified a specific type of cell in the human body which can cause motor neurons to fail.
17 December 2019Research
House size a factor in tackling global climate emergency
New research reveals that ambitious global climate change targets must factor in that average space per person is increasing in homes.
17 December 2019Research
Alzheimer’s memory discovery
Scientists from have discovered the functions of the area of the brain in which Alzheimer’s begins, offering hope for future treatment.
12 December 2019Research
Vital mountain water supplies threatened by climate change
Growing demand and climate change are threatening naturally occurring water systems and putting the water supply of billions at risk.
9 December 2019Research
Himalayan lakes are exacerbating glacial melt
The rate glaciers are melting in the Himalaya is being accelerated by lakes formed by glacial retreat new research has found.
3 December 2019Research