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Exquisitely preserved embryo found inside fossilised dinosaur egg 21 December 2021 A 72 to 66-million-year-old embryo found inside a fossilised dinosaur egg sheds new light on the link between the behaviour of modern birds and dinosaurs, according to a new study.
University of Birmingham announces five new diabetes research studies 17 December 2021 The University of Birmingham today announces the launch of five new major studies aimed at improving the prevention, treatment and management of type 1 diabetes – with a particular focus on children and young adults.
Pat Noxolo and Peter Kraftl recognised by prestigious RGS-IBG awards 07 December 2021 Dr Pat Noxolo and Professor Peter Kraftl both won the Murchison Award, for 2021 and 2020 respectively.
Trees are biggest methane 'vents' in wetland areas – even when they're dry 06 December 2021 Most of the methane gas emitted from Amazon wetlands regions is vented into the atmosphere via tree root systems – with significant emissions occurring even when the ground is not flooded.
Molecular Sciences Visitors' Centre officially opens 03 December 2021 The University of Birmingham officially opened the Molecular Sciences Visitors' Centre on Thursday 2 December, celebrating the start of the newest campus development with Morgan Sindall Construction.
Rosa Ritunnano Named Winner of Wolfe Mays Essay Prize 2021 30 November 2021 Rosa Ritunnano Named Winner of Wolfe Mays Essay Prize 2021
Nibbling prehistoric herbivore sheds new light on Triassic diversity 29 November 2021 A Triassic herbivore, known for its supposed similarities to a modern-day ostrich, has been revealed to have entirely different approach to feeding from previously thought, according to new research.
Digital platform set to improve outcomes for patients with early psychosis 29 November 2021 A project to improve outcomes for patients with early psychosis by developing a digital register, and personal health care recommendation tool has been launched by experts at the University of Birmingham.
Extent of migration of sooty terns presents conservation challenges 29 November 2021 Sooty terns' wide ranging migration patterns present big challenges for conservationists working to understand and address a sharp population decline, according to scientists at the University of Birmingham.
Robust approach needed to reduce risk of disease transmission between humans and wild animals 24 November 2021 The threat of disease transmission from conservationists moving wild animals between habitats or back into the wild needs to be urgently assessed to minimise risk.
Specific facial features can help distinguish children from adults – new study 19 November 2021 Identifying specific facial features that can be used to distinguish a child's face from an adult's may offer a useful tool for determining whether children are depicted in indecent images of children.
Biodiversity 'time machine' uses artificial intelligence to learn from the past 09 November 2021 Experts can make crucial decisions about future biodiversity management by using artificial intelligence to learn from past environmental change, according to research at the University of Birmingham.