Angharad Brewer Gillham

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54 news posts

Featured news

28 Mar 2024

Dogs trained to detect trauma stress by smelling humans’ breath

A pilot study shows that dogs can be taught to recognize the scent of trauma reactions on the breath, which could make PTSD assistance dogs more effective.

Space sciences and astronomy

25 Mar 2024

Why scientists are making space data into sounds

Images from telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope have expanded the way we see space. But what if you can’t see? Can stars be turned into sounds instead?

Featured news

12 Mar 2024

Beer byproduct behind Marmite could help us recycle metal waste

Scientists use spent brewer’s yeast, left over from manufacturing beer, to filter out metal from waste streams.

Featured news

05 Mar 2024

New ‘digital twin’ Earth could help predict water-based natural disasters before they strike

Scientists demonstrate the use of next-generation satellite data and advanced modeling to build virtual replicas of the terrestrial water cycle that can track water resources and create detailed simulations of flooding and other extreme events.

Featured news

29 Feb 2024

Seeing the wood for the trees: how archaeologists use hazelnuts to reconstruct ancient woodlands

Archaeologists analyze the carbon isotope values of hazelnuts from ancient sites to see what the local woods were like.

Featured news

05 Feb 2024

Mild Covid-19 infections make insomnia more likely, especially in people with anxiety or depression

A survey of people who had been diagnosed with Covid-19 but never hospitalized found that 76% developed insomnia — and anxious or depressed people were more vulnerable.