The researchers discovered that the total sediment flowing through the river increased sixfold after the earthquake, while the coarse bedload surged by a remarkable 20 times. This heavy material ...

By studying the chemical makeup of a stalagmite from a cave in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, the researchers discovered a ...

This is the first study of an on-going project. The team hopes to do more research to develop the ReaderBank Imagination Quiz ...

Durham World Heritage site was inscribed by UNESCO in 1986 in recognition of its Outstanding Universal Value, becoming one of the first UK sites to be listed. The site has remained in constant use for ...

An ancient Bermuda stalagmite has revealed more about past shifting of the Gulf Stream. Professor James Baldini, in our ...

DUCFS is best known for its four-night fashion show each February, which attracts over 4,000 attendees. Behind the glitz and ...

An international team of astronomers have discovered a remarkably clumpy rotating galaxy that existed just 900 million years after the Big Bang, shedding new light on how galaxies grew and evolved in ...

The Universities for North East England (UNEE) have responded to the exclusion of Northern universities from the Global Talent Fund.

Professor Bentley and Durham Geographers are partner investigators of the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic ...

PhD student and former soldier Ashleigh Percival-Borley is exploring the untold stories of World War II's Special Operations Executive. She has recently been announced as a BBC New Generation Thinker ...

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The UK’s proteostasis capability has been bolstered by the award of a BBSRC Network Grant. The grant will support the future development of the UK Proteostasis Network over the next three years.