University of Oxford
Invention
Creating fake rhino horn using horsehair
A blueprint to create credible fakes that could eventually flood a market that has decimated the wild rhino population.
Science
Machine learning helps measure quantum dots automatically
Machine learning helps open up new possibilities for quantum devices.
Science
Scientists discovered the genomes associated with left-handedness
The study linked these genetic differences with the connections between areas of the brain related to language.
Health
AI technology to predict deadly heart attacks
Researchers have developed a heart ‘fingerprint’ to tailor personalized treatment for people at high risk of a deadly heart attack.
Science
Site of biggest ever meteorite collision in the UK discovered
Scientists from Oxford and Aberdeen Universities have discovered the site of the biggest meteorite impact ever to hit the British Isles.
Scientists found evidence or...
Health
Iron deficiency linked with cardiovascular disease
Iron deficiency is the single most common nutritional disorder worldwide and the main cause of anaemia in infancy, childhood, and pregnancy. It is prevalent...
Environment
Human activity is responsible for global temperature rise
Human-induced factors such as greenhouse gas concentrations, other occurrences such as volcanic eruptions, solar activity, and air pollution peaks are responsible for global temperature...
Science
Oxford researchers discovered how planthoppers communicate
Planthoppers, any member of several insect families of the order Homoptera, easily recognized because of the hollow, enlarged head extension that may appear luminous....
Health
World’s first gene therapy operation to halt common form of vision loss
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of vision loss in people over the age of 50 and affects millions of people...
Science
Skin color and neurodevelopment are not linked
The most recent discoveries from the universal INTERGROWTH-21st Project, that has observed healthy, urban kids from educated families crosswise over four continents from early...