Edinburgh professor secures memory of daring escape from slavery
A professor at the University of Edinburgh has successfully secured a ‘blue plaque’ in memory of two escaped slaves and abolitionist campaigners. An English Heritage London blue plaque will now…
Edinburgh study shows future measures must avoid prolonging the pandemic
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have concluded that long-term deaths will increase as a result of blanket lockdown measures being reintroduced, having reanalysed government data. In a broad study…
Let sleeping lizards lie and dream their sweet dreams
Sleep is a big part of human lives. A healthy night’s sleep is meant to be seven to nine hours per night, making up roughly one third of our 24-hour…
Humans may be able to sense the magnetic field of the earth
Humans may just have become members of a very eclectic club. Fruit flies, homing pigeons, bats, mole-rat, and turtles are among the diverse creatures unified by an intriguing characteristic: the…
The lessons learnt from the lamprey’s spinal cord regeneration
You could be forgiven for never having heard of the lamprey, an obscure lineage of fish that shared a common ancestor with humans approximately 550 million years ago. In fact,…
Study finds potential link between Alzheimer’s disease and gum disease
A landmark study published in Science Advances has found evidence suggesting that the bacterium responsible for gum disease, called Porphyromonas gingivalis, may play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s…
New study finds blood vessels passing through ‘solid’ bone
As a species, humans understand a lot about their own physiology. Right down to the microscopic scale, we can describe systems and components that affect our health and wellbeing. And…
Sparking stomachs: batteries from bacteria
Electricity generating bacteria are not a new discovery. They have previously been known to exist in hard to reach places such as at the bottom of lakes and mines. Given…
