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Ancient Alaskan hair could reveal insight into climate change
07 September 2012 Ancient Alaskan hair could reveal insight into climate change In a scientific first, chemical analysis of ancient Eskimo hair found in Western Alaska could reveal how people in the region lived through times of climate change over the last 1000 years.
Habitable planets could be much more widespread in the universe than previously understood
07 September 2012 Habitable planets could be much more widespread in the universe than previously understood A new scientific model to understand the amount of our universe which is habitable developed by University of Aberdeen scientists is being announced today at the British Science Festival.
Forget Crimewatch, the Vikings were there first
07 September 2012 Forget Crimewatch, the Vikings were there first We think of Vikings as highly aggressive raiders who ravished Europe in the Early Middle Ages but how could these men be controlled when they returned to their homeland after plundering other countries?
Great Barrier Reef sea squirt could create a smaller, faster, greener computer of the future
07 September 2012 Great Barrier Reef sea squirt could create a smaller, faster, greener computer of the future Scientists from the University of Aberdeen's Marine Biodiscovery Centre and the University of St Andrews today presented their work on the components of a new type of computer chip created using molecules from a sea squirt sourced from the bottom of the Great Barrier Reef, at the British Science Festival...
Skill set key to sticking to a healthy diet
07 September 2012 Skill set key to sticking to a healthy diet The ability to stick to a diet is linked to how efficient you are in a group of mental processes - according to research by University of Aberdeen scientists, presented today at the British Science Festival.
British team set to embark on ambitious Antarctic mission to penetrate & sample ancient buried lake
07 September 2012 British team set to embark on ambitious Antarctic mission to penetrate & sample ancient buried lake The British Science Festival today heard from the British Antarctic Survey that after 16 years of planning, the countdown is on for one of the most ambitious scientific missions to Antarctica. In October a 12-man team of British scientists, engineers and support staff will make the 16,000 km journey...
Should food addiction be classified in similar terms as drug or alcohol addiction?
06 September 2012 Should food addiction be classified in similar terms as drug or alcohol addiction? Scientists investigate whether food addiction should be classed as a mental disorder.
Air quality device helps reduce children's exposure to smoke in the home
06 September 2012 Air quality device helps reduce children's exposure to smoke in the home Providing parents who smoke with measurements of their homes indoor air quality (IAQ), in addition to usual smoking advice, leads to better IAQ and reduces children's exposure to second hand smoke.
Rehabilitation favoured over methadone according to study findings
06 September 2012 Rehabilitation favoured over methadone according to study findings The public does not value drug treatment generally but believes detoxification and rehabilitation is a better approach to drug treatment than methadone maintenance, according to a University of Aberdeen study, the findings of which were presented today at the British Science Festival.
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