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Arctic plants react unexpectedly to climate change, study finds

30 April, 20252025 Climate and Environmental Crisis Research

Rapid climate change is upending established plant diversity and growth patterns in the Arctic,…

University returns ancestral remains to Ainu people in Japan

30 April, 20252025

The University has repatriated the skulls of three Indigenous Ainu people back to their community…

Live brain cell test reveals protein link to Alzheimer’s

30 April, 20252025 Future of Health and Care Research

Scientists using living human brain tissue have shown for the first time how a toxic form of a…

Satellite set to map health of tropical forests worldwide

29 April, 20252025 Climate and Environmental Crisis Data, Digital and AI Research

A British satellite is set to map the state of the earth’s tropical forests in 3D for the first…

Teenage years crucial for depression intervention

29 April, 20252025 Future of Health and Care Research

Depression in young teens could be easier to treat than in adulthood due to the symptoms being more…

Deleted posts on Middle East conflict broke no rules

25 April, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI Research

Hundreds of posts about an outbreak of violence in Israel and Palestine in 2021 that were removed…

Engineering Biology report showcases Edinburgh expertise

24 April, 20252025 Research

Engineered microbes could produce sustainable supplies of rare metals vital to a range of…

ME/CFS cases in England higher than first projected

22 April, 20252025 Future of Health and Care Research

Almost two-thirds more people are living with ME/CFS in England than previously thought, a study…

Award-winning Futures Institute is given royal seal of approval

15 April, 20252025

A stunning, category A-listed former hospital that has been painstakingly transformed into a state-…

Uni partnership boosts higher education progression

15 April, 20252025

Pupils in Scotland on a unique programme, which aims to improve educational opportunities for young…