New genetic evidence reveals that most British men are not descended from immigrant farmers who migrated east 5,000-10,000 years ago – contrary to previous research.
13 Oct 2011 The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has been used to make an image of galaxy cluster MACS J1206.2-0847. The apparently distorted shapes of distant galaxies in the background is caused by an invisible substance called dark matter, whose gravity bends and distorts their light rays.
Picking people's brains is a good way to learn about their minds, says neuroanatomist Jacopo Annese. "We're studying brain structure and trying to understand how the architecture of the brain supports our behaviour, our thoughts, our memories, our way of thinking," says Annese.
A new theory by UB physicist Dejan Stojkovic and colleagues proposes that the early universe had just one dimension and a fourth dimension may be opening up as the universe expands. Did the early universe have just one spatial dimension?
On 30th June 2001, the National Space Centre opened its doors to the public. The Centre was opened by NASA Astronaut Jeff Hoffman. Jeff had studied at the University of Leicester’s Space Research Centre, a building he now frequents as a guest lecturer in Human Spaceflight.
Crucial evidence analysed by the Forensic Science Service played a key role in helping the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to solve their biggest ever rape investigation and finally bring a dangerous offender to justice after almost 20 years.
Using the VISIR instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have imaged a complex and bright nebula around the supergiant star Betelgeuse in greater detail than ever before.
University of Leicester Professor highlights potential for new treatments. The largest-ever study of its type into coronary heart disease, involving scientists from the University of Leicester, has uncovered 13 new genes that increase risk of heart attacks.
The vivid red cloud in this new image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope is a region of glowing hydrogen surrounding the star cluster NGC 371. This stellar nursery lies in our neighbouring galaxy, the Small Magellanic Cloud.
We are all aware that a bright day may lift our mood. However, the brain mechanisms involved in such effects of light are largely unknown.