Eating walnuts for breakfast could improve brain function throughout the day for young adults, a new study has shown. Researchers at the University of Reading found that eating 50g of walnuts (a ...

Ocean temperatures were rising at about 0.06 degrees Celsius per decade in the late 1980s, but are now increasing at 0.27 degrees Celsius per decade. Published today (Tuesday, 28 January 2025) in ...

If you’re looking for health-giving flavanols from the berries in your smoothie, order the banana on the side, say researchers. In a study, published today (25 August) in Food and Function, scientists ...

Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica after being upgraded to a Category 5 hurricane. Experts from the University of Reading is available for interview. Contact the University of Reading Press ...

Global aviation carbon dioxide emissions increased by 1% in 2023 because planes had to fly longer routes to avoid Russian airspace, according to a new study. After Russia invaded Ukraine in February ...

Improving scientists' ability to assess the risk and consequences of crossing tipping points in the North Atlantic and Greenland is the goal of a major new research project led by the National Centre ...

A unique type of tiny antibody produced by llamas could provide a new frontline treatment against Covid-19 that can be taken by patients as a simple nasal spray. In research on antibodies produced by ...

An eighth-century monastery in Cookham, Berkshire, may have been one of the UK’s earliest hospices. “It is possible that the monastery may have been one of the UK’s earliest hospices, offering medical ...

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Our world-leading experts will take you on a journey through Britain, Europe, Africa, America, the Middle East and South Asia over the last thousand years. Our postgraduate courses enable you to ...