University of Bristol
Children growing up with HIV infection have concerning deficits in skeletal strength
Study raises concerns for the long-term impact of this drug on the skeletal health of adolescents across the region.
Herbivores diversified quickly after mass extinctions to eat different kinds of plants
The evolution of herbivores is linked to the plants that survived and adapted after the ‘great dying’, when over 90% of the world’s species were wiped out 252 million years ago.
Ancient pottery uncovers honey hunting in ancient West Africa
The first evidence for ancient honey hunting, locked inside pottery fragments from prehistoric West Africa, dating back some 3,500 years ago.
A rare fossil uncovered last meal of prehistoric pollinator
An amber fossil of a Cretaceous beetle has shed some light on the diet of one of the earliest pollinators of flowering plants.
Secrets to precisely turning on and off genes
The study opens new avenues for improved biotechnologies.
Larger breeds of dogs have a greater risk of osteosarcoma, study
Dog’s body size and shape could indicate a greater bone tumor risk.
Diets of early lizards and snakes were more varied and advanced, study
Cutting-edge analysis of prehistoric teeth sheds new light on the diets of lizards and snakes.
High fructose diets could prevent the proper functioning of the immune system
High fructose diets could cause immune system damage.
Vitamin D and other antiviral drugs might help combat COVID-19
How vitamins, steroids and potential antivirals might affect SARS-CoV-2?
Cell death sheds light on the origin of complex life
Organelles continue to thrive after the cells within which they exist to die, a team of University of Bristol scientists has found, overturning previous assumptions that organelles decay too quickly to be fossilized.
Why crocodiles have changed so little since the age of the dinosaurs?
New research by scientists at the University of Bristol explains how a ‘stop-start’ pattern of evolution, governed by environmental change, could explain why crocodiles have changed so little since the age of the dinosaurs.
Study resolved long-standing mystery in the evolution of insects
The position of fleas on the tree of life.