Aug 17, 2011
Research finds Greenland glacier melting faster than expected
A key glacier in Greenland is melting faster than previously expected, according to findings by a team of academics, including Dr Edward Hanna from Un...
Aug 17, 2011
Model shows polar ice caps can recover from warmer climate-induced melting
A growing body of recent research indicates that, in Earth’s warming climate, there is no “tipping point,” or threshold warm temperature, beyond...
Aug 17, 2011
Career Opportunity – WUN General Manager
The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) - General Manager
The Worldwide Universities Network is searching for a General Manager with the abilit...
Aug 15, 2011
A new tool in the fight against obesity
A new diagnostic method developed by researchers in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta is proving it can be a reliab...
Aug 15, 2011
New nanostructured glass for imaging and recording
University of Southampton researchers have developed new nano-structured glass, turning it into new type of computer memory, which has applications in...
Aug 15, 2011
UW Medicine study finds caffeine guards against certain ultraviolet-induced skin cancers at molecular level
Caffeine guards against certain skin cancers at the molecular level, according to a study appearing online August 15, 2011, in the Proceedings of the ...
Aug 11, 2011
New research finds carbon can be used to reduce emissions and waste
Researchers from the University of Sheffield have led a new report that provides the first comprehensive technical and economic assessment of carbon c...
Aug 11, 2011
Can you feel the force?
Engineering students from the University of Leeds have found a way to let surgeons keep their sense of touch when operating at a distance with ‘keyh...
Aug 11, 2011
Polar climate change may lead to ecological change
Ice and frozen ground at the North and South Poles are affected by climate-change-induced warming, but the consequences of thawing at each pole differ...