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Major UK study reveals substantial quantities of tyre particles contaminating our rivers and ocean

A major government funded research study published today suggests particles released from vehicle tyres could be a significant and previously largely unrecorded source of microplastics in the marine environment. Dr Geoff Abbott of Newcastle University’s […]

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Adolescence is ruff on dogs too

The study, headed by Dr Lucy Asher from Newcastle University, is the first to find evidence of adolescent behaviour in dogs. The researchers found dogs were more likely to ignore commands given by their caregiver […]

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Emergence of deadly honey bee disease revealed

Publishing their findings in the journal Nature Communications, the team led by Professor Giles Budge of Newcastle University, UK, found that the number of honey bee colonies affected with chronic bee paralysis rose exponentially between […]

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Recovered COVID-19 Patients to the Rescue

Dr. Ziv Shulmanof the Department of Immunology at the Weizmann Institute of Science says that the blood of coronavirus patients who have fully recovered from the disease contains a blueprint for building a molecule that […]