Half a million pounds awarded to study sustainable food sources and human-health in Africa
Major funding body awards half a million pounds to develop cutting-edge research on fisheries and human-health on Lake Victoria in Africa.
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Sonar affects whale behaviour
Naval sonar can disrupt the behaviour of northern bottlenose whales over distances never previously tested, according to researchers.
Miraculous births produce boys
Researchers from Edinburgh, St Andrews and LSHTM have solved the puzzle of why fatherless insect babies are born male.
Animal cultures
International researchers argue that animals’ cultural knowledge should be considered when planning international conservation efforts.
Anatomy of a fire
Fire never just burns. It rips and tears and blazes and guts. At least it did in the headlines which accompanied reports of the BMS fire.
Baboons shed light on evolution
Mapping baboon genomes could help unravel the evolutionary history of modern humans, new research has found.
Crowds go mad when challenged
Bad crowd behaviour is more likely when people face challenging circumstances, according to new research at St Andrews.
PhD fellowship of the ring
New research has identified an important new component of the CRISPR genome engineering toolkit.
Dolphins learn from each other
A new study, by Whale and Dolphin Conservation and the universities of St Andrews and Exeter, reveals dolphins learn tricks from each other.
Social Isolation can influence some animals evolution
For some animals, such as beetles, ants, toads, and primates, short-term social isolation can be just as vital as social interaction.