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Scientists have dated the moon's oldest, and largest, impact site

The moon has been bombarded by asteroids and comets for more than 4.32 billion years.

Space

Researchers investigating if drugs can be repurposed to combat dementia

Developing new medications for diseases like Alzheimer’s can be very expensive, and take a long time.

The Independent UK

Dental health benefits of fluoride in water may have declined, study finds

Researchers say wider use of fluoride toothpaste means practice now has less of a role in reducing tooth decay

The Guardian - UK

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20 Years Ago, Two Physicists Made A Groundbreaking Discovery That Changed Technology Forever

Has graphene been a resounding success or a damp squib? As is so often the case, the reality is somewhere in between.

Inverse

Graphene at 20: still no sign of the promised space elevator, but here’s how this wonder material is quietly changing the world

Twenty years ago this October, two physicists at the University of Manchester, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, published a groundbreaking paper on the “electric field effect in atomically thin carbon films”. Their work described the extraordinary electronic properties of graphene, a crystalline form of carbon equivalent to a single layer…

The Conversation

Warning more than 39m could die from antibiotic-resistant infections

AMR occurs when bacteria and diseases evolve to no longer respond to drugs designed to treat the infection

The Independent UK

Mummified crocodile’s gut scan sheds light on ancient Egyptian sacrifice ritual

Reptile had just eaten a fish before it was captured and killed as offering to crocodile god Sobek, scientists say

The Independent UK

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‘Homesickness can hit any time’: how to cope with loneliness at university

It’s natural to miss friends and family when studying away from home, but thankfully there are many formal and informal support networks you can tap into to get over that hump

The Guardian - UK

This robot could leap higher than the Statue of Liberty — if we ever build it properly

Engineers say they have created a design for a robot capable of jumping 400 feet into the air — and it could one day be heading for space.

LiveScience

NHS patients’ data still exposed in ‘honeypot for hackers’ after ‘failing to act’ on cyber attack warnings

Exclusive: Federation of Clinical Registries warns new system still exposes patients’ private records to further criminal hacks

The Independent UK

University of Bolton’s proposed name change triggers legal feud with rivals

Neighbouring institutions submit more than 100 legal challenges against use of Greater Manchester trademarks

The Guardian - UK

Stable sperm counts in Denmark cast doubt on ‘spermageddon’ fears

Contrary to other recent research, study finds no evidence of decline – but conclusions disputed by other fertility experts

The Guardian - UK

Palestine protesters take over University of Manchester exam building

Exams have been disrupted at Whitworth Hall after protesters barricaded themselves in the building

The Independent UK

'World's purest silicon' could lead to 1st million-qubit quantum computing chips

Scientists engineer the 'purest ever silicon' to build reliable qubits that can be manufactured to the size of a pinhead on a chip and power million-qubit quantum computers in the future.

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Rap music used as evidence in scores of trials in England and Wales, study finds

Researchers say issue ‘urgently needs scrutiny’ after rap and drill music used as evidence cases covering 252 defendants over three years

Dynamite News

Climate change disrupts vital ecosystems in Alps

Reduced snow cover and altering vegetation patterns in the Alps, both caused by climate change, are having significant combined effects on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the high mountains. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

‘This is what social science does’: how a new master’s degree aims to tackle the climate crisis

This September, The University of Manchester is launching a master’s degree in social change, environment and sustainability. Here, key course leaders explain why the degree is so vital in fighting the climate emergency

The Guardian - UK

Trans people in England more likely to have long-term poor mental health – study

Research suggests risk of a mental health condition is up to five times higher than for cisgender people

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Volunteers inhale air pollutants to unpack link to dementia

Volunteers in the U.K. are inhaling pollutants to help scientists understand why air pollution has long been linked to dementia.

The Independent UK

Study reveals which people are most likely to die from sepsis

A number of factors appear to increase a person’s risk.

The Guardian - UK

UK universities take £40m in fossil fuel funding since 2022

FoI requests show Shell and BP among firms giving funds to institutions which have pledged to divest

Evening Standard

Nasa to return largest asteroid sample ever as UK helps with research

A capsule of material collected from asteroid Bennu is expected to land at 3.55pm BST on Sunday.

The Independent UK

UK researchers to study sample of asteroid Bennu as part of Nasa mission

The sample, which was collected as part of Nasa’s Osiris-Rex mission, will return to Earth on Sunday.

The Independent UK

More than a quarter of universities have student food banks, reveals research

The report ‘raises important questions about whether universities should themselves be the ones to plug the growing gaps in student finance’

The Independent UK

More than quarter of universities operating food banks for students – research

The report ‘raises important questions about whether universities should themselves be the ones to plug the growing gaps in student finance’.

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