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Air pollution may be higher inside your home than outdoors

This highlights the importance of monitoring indoor air quality at a household-specific level. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Feb 20, 2025

Air pollution may be higher inside your home than outdoors

A new study reveals that people may be exposed to unhealthy levels of airborne pollutants inside their homes, even if the outdoor air quality is good. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Feb 18, 2025

Common antibiotic that treats diarrhea can also treat inflammatory bowel disease: Study

Four out of five patients who participated in a study, led by researchers from the University of Birmingham, were cured after taking a commonly used antibiotic that treats diarrhea.

The Times of India · Feb 11, 2025

David Lodge, Campus Trilogy novelist and academic, dies aged 89

The author of more than two dozen books is best known for his trio set in a fictionalised version of the University of Birmingham, where he worked from 1960 to 1987

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2025

Booker Prize-shortlisted author David Lodge dies at the age of 89

The writer’s family said they were ‘very proud’ of him.

Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2025

AI can help in identifying hidden hazards of chemical mixtures in rivers, says study

A novel methodology developed by academics at the University of Birmingham shows how advanced artificial intelligence (AI) approaches can assist in discovering potentially dangerous chemical chemicals in rivers by monitoring their impacts on small water fleas (Daphnia). Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jan 2, 2025

UK’s largest ever dinosaur footprint site unearthed in Oxfordshire

Tracks are thought to have been created by a four-legged Cetiosaurus and the meat-eating Megalosaurus

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025

Biggest trackway of dinosaur footprints found in Oxfordshire quarry

Cetiosauruses and a megalosaurus are thought to have left prints at trackway dating to nearly 166m years ago

The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2025

Britain’s ‘dinosaur highway’ discovered as hundreds of footprints found in quarry

Carnivore and herbivore tracks were found crossing over, prompting questions about how the two were interacting

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025

Hundreds of dinosaur footprints dating back 166 million years found in quarry

Five huge trackways, forming part of a ‘dinosaur highway’, were discovered during a dig at a quarry in Oxfordshire in the summer.

Evening Standard · Jan 2, 2025