science wire

Deforestation of the 'overlooked' Guiana rainforests will have drastic impact on the rainfall patterns that support ecosystems and livelihoods across South America, warn scientists from Durham and other UK universities in a new report.

Durham University has helped a Durham-born writer return to her roots in developing her next theatre show.

Power outages caused by trees falling on power lines are being reduced as a result of a research partnership involving a Durham University Research Fellow and an international company.

Ice losses from Antarctica have increased global sea levels by 7.6 mm since 1992, with two fifths of this rise (3.0 mm) coming in the last five years alone.

The story of the Seventeenth Century Scottish soldiers , whose remains were discovered in two mass burial sites in Durham City in 2013, is the subject of a major new exhibition at Durham University's Palace Green Library.

The remains of Seventeenth Century Scottish soldiers, discovered during construction work at the University's Palace Green Library in 2013, have been reburied in Durham City.

Research into manufacture of life-saving drug wins industry-sponsored award (10 April 2018) Durham University chemists have won a national award for research that could increase the availability of an effective treatment for a strain of meningitis in less developed countries.

The Department of Anthropology's Primate and Predator Project will be showcased on BBC One's Animals with Cameras show this week looking at their work with local farmers to try and stop crop raiding by baboons.

Primary schools should consider putting their best teachers into Reception classes according to researchers at Durham University, who found that children who were taught well in their first year went on to achieve better GCSE results in English and Maths. The study of 40,000 children in England provides evidence that a boost in development from an effective first year of school remains with children right through to the end of compulsory education at age 16.

Lumiere has been declared as a resounding success with Durham University's attractions and expertise playing a major part in the UK's biggest light festival.

Durham University is one of the world's leading centres for research into the origins and evolution of the Universe.

The clock is ticking down to the UK's biggest light festival which returns to Durham for the fifth time next week.

A newly announced research centre will see Durham University join forces with two of the regions' other universities to help improve energy technology at an atomic level.

According to the UN's International Labour Organization (ILO), only one quarter of workers worldwide has a stable employment relationship.

Research using space telescope technology that has ultimately led to better treatments for heart patients has won international recognition. Professor of Physics and Director of Durham University's Biophysical Sciences Institute , John Girkin , has been elected as a fellow of The Optical Society for his work using adaptive optics - normally used to observe far of stars - to study biophysical applications.