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Health

Musculoskeletal pain leads to premature retirement

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Musculoskeletal pain alters retirement timing and work cessation in older adults.

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Health

Contact lens eye infection can be curable by tree compound

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Hydroquinine strengthens contact lens solution.

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Health

Could the “Feel Good” hormone explain exercise’s brain benefits?

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Dopamine's role: Improved reaction time with cardio exercise.

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Geology

The first side-necked turtle was discovered in the UK

Vidya Nagalwade

A fossil was discovered on an Isle of wight national trust beach.

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Geology

Giants of the jurassic seas were twice as large as killer whales

Vidya Nagalwade

Paleontologists have discovered that a pliosaur could have grown to 14.4 metres.

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Environment

Concerns raised over the impact of chemicals on marine life

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Researchers warn of deleterious chemicals in harbors.

new species of pterosaur
Science

Scientists identified an unusual new species of pterosaur

Amit Malewar

The nearly complete skeleton was found in a German quarry.

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Space

Scientists solved the mystery of how the first quasars in the universe formed

Amit Malewar

The first supermassive black holes were simply a natural consequence of structure formation...

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Science

A new experiment could confirm the fifth form of matter

Amit Malewar

It could change physics as we know it.

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Science

The most elaborately dressed-to-impress dinosaur

Amit Malewar

New dinosaur showed descendants how to dress to impress.

Scientists discovered the first fossilized remains of dinosaur from Jurassic-era
Science

Scientists discovered the first fossilized remains of dinosaur from Jurassic-era

Amit Malewar

Ireland’s only dinosaurs discovered in Antrim.

Scientists discovered the most dangerous place on Earth
Science

Scientists discovered ‘the most dangerous place in history’ on Earth

Amit Malewar

A new study by the University of Portsmouth has provided a window into Africa's Age of Dinosaurs. They reviewed almost 100 years of fossil...

Three new species of toothed pterosaurs have been discovered CREDIT Nizar Ibrahim, University of Detroit Mercy
Science

Scientists discovered new species of flying reptiles

Amit Malewar

Professor David Martill from Portsmouth and researchers from the United States and Morocco have discovered a community of flying reptiles that lived in the...

The fossilized leaves belonging to the Welwitschiophyllum plant. Credit: University of Portsmouth
Science

Scientists discovered a remarkable 110-million-year-old treasure

Amit Malewar

While examining fossilized leaves of the Welwitschiophyllum plant, found in the Crato Formation in Brazil, scientists from the University of Portsmouth have discovered a...

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Science

The newly engineered enzyme helps turn plant waste into sustainable products

Amit Malewar

An international team of researchers has engineered a new family of enzymes that could pave the way towards the conversion of plant waste into...

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