Getting maximum calories in shortest time is the priority for bumblebees
Research has found that bumblebees make foraging choices to collect the most sugar from flowers in the shortest time – even if that means using more energy in
Oct. 24, 2023 • ~5 min
Sustained, purposeful investment key to ‘leaving no girl behind’, either in education or beyond
A UK-funded programme to support out-of-school girls in low-income countries has significantly enhanced their learning, confidence, opportunities and
Oct. 19, 2023 • ~9 min
UK needs AI legislation to create trust so companies can ‘plug AI into British economy’ – report
Legislation regulating AI safety and transparency is needed, say researchers, so British industry and education can put resources into AI development with
Oct. 16, 2023 • ~5 min
Young children who are close to their parents are more likely to grow up kind, helpful and ‘prosocial’
Study using data from 10,000 people in the UK found that those who had a closer bond with their parents at age three tended to display more socially-desirable
Oct. 9, 2023 • ~7 min
Cambridge University receives $72 million gift for habitat restoration projects across Europe’s land and seas
The gift from Arcadia will support the next phase of the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme for the large-scale restoration of Europe’s most treasured
Oct. 6, 2023 • ~6 min
Vulnerability to different COVID-19 mutations depends on previous infections and vaccination, study suggests
A person’s immune response to variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, depends on their previous exposure – and differences in the focus of
Oct. 6, 2023 • ~5 min
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