Featured Research: Biology

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Death is temporary - the resurrection of the naked mole rat

Imagine putting 100 mice in a shoebox, taping the box shut and burying it a metre underground. The result should be obvious – 100 dead mice.

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'Rise of an invisible epidemic – Fighting hearing loss with advances in technology and connectivity'

Hearing loss is a leading contributor to the global burden of disease and affects more than 360 million people. For most, early detection is inaccessible, which precludes timely treatment. Resulting sequelae include educational failure, unemployment, poverty, social isolation, depression and a threefold increased risk of dementia. Recent technological advances and the ubiquity of connectivity...

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Groups of whales in the hundreds astonish experts

Whales off the south-western coast of South Africa are behaving in a new way, prompting experts in the field to ask more questions about these giants. Humpback whales have started to change their normal feeding behaviours, forming never-before-seen supergroups of hundreds of individuals.

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Groups of whales in the hundreds astonish experts

Humpback whales have started to change their normal feeding behaviours, forming never-before-seen supergroups of hundreds of individuals.

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Whales have unique tail markings which are a guide to identification

Whales off the south-western coast of South Africa are behaving in a new way, prompting experts in the field to ask more questions about these giants. Humpback whales have started to change their normal feeding behaviours, forming never-before-seen supergroups of hundreds of individuals.

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UP researchers unravel gene networks driving wood formation in trees

For millennia wood has played an integral role in the development of human civilisation, providing a source of energy and raw materials for building, furniture, industry and art.