Dinosaurs evolved different eye socket shapes to allow stronger bites: Study
Birmingham: Large dinosaur predators, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, evolved different shapes of eye sockets to better deal with high bite forces, new research has shown.
Research brings personalised medicine to treat leukaemia one step closer
Birmingham, Nov 12 (IBNS): Scientists at the University of Birmingham have revealed the roles that different types of gene mutations play in causing blood cancers in a study that was the culmination of a decade’s research.
Tiny fossils reveal how shrinking was essential for successful evolution: Study
Birmingham, Sept 17 (IBNS): Getting smaller was a key factor contributing to the exceptional evolution of mammals over the last 200 million years, according to a new study published today in Nature.
Adapt, move or die: animals and plants react to climate change, reveals study
Birmingham, Aug 30 (IBNS): Nature is on the move as plants and animals react to the threat of extinction from climate change by changing their location or behaviour – a critical review reveals.
'Data science may help Hollywood make movies people really want to see'
Birmingham, July 24 (IBNS): Data science could help Hollywood producers generate ‘personalised’ movies after researchers established that a film’s emotional content could help to predict box-office success.
Warming rivers make marked contribution to global greenhouse gas levels: Study
Birmingham, July 19 (IBNS): Warming streams and rivers could be disproportionately contributing to the amount of planet-warming greenhouse gases, according to a new study.
Birmingham, July 19 (IBNS): Scientists at the University of Birmingham are one step closer to developing an eye drop that could revolutionise treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
New class of androgens play key role in polycystic ovary syndrome: Study
Birmingham, Mar 13 (IBNS): Scientists led by the University of Birmingham have discovered that a new class of male sex hormones known as androgens plays a key role in the development of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).