Houses in Hurricane Strike Zones Are Built Back Bigger

A study of hurricane-hit areas of the United States has revealed a trend of larger homes being built to replace smaller ones in the years following a storm.
7-Dec-2018 11:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

Population Mapping Helps Measure Access to Surgery in Africa

Research examining pressure on surgical units in sub-Saharan African countries estimates nearly 300 million people have a need for surgery in the region, placing a heavy burden on hospitals.
29-Nov-2018 11:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

University Research Shows World Heritage Sites Under Threat From Climate Change

UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Mediterranean such as Venice, the Piazza del Duomo, Pisa and the Medieval City of Rhodes are under threat of coastal erosion and flooding due to rising sea levels, a study published in Nature magazine reports this...
8-Nov-2018 4:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Anglo-Bulgarian expedition finds evidence of the world’s ‘Oldest Intact Shipwreck’

Following three years of highly-advanced technological mapping of the Black Sea floor, an international team scientists led by experts from the University of Southampton have confirmed that a shipwreck lying intact has been officially radiocarbon...
8-Nov-2018 4:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

How the Power of Mathematics Can Help Assess Lung Function

Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a new computational way of analysing X-ray images of lungs, which could herald a breakthrough in the diagnosis and assessment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and other lung...
10-May-2018 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

A Combination of Cancer Immunotherapies Could Save More Lives

.Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered a new combination of cancer immunotherapy treatment that could improve patients’ survival rates.
27-Mar-2018 5:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

New Technologies and Computing Power to Help Strengthen Population Data in Low Income Countries

Research led by the University of Southampton is helping governments in low-income countries strengthen their capacity to build and use population maps, to plan for the future and respond to emergencies.
21-Mar-2018 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Earliest Cave Paintings Were Made by Neanderthals, Scientists Discover

Scientists have found the first major evidence that Neanderthals made cave paintings, indicating they may have had an artistic sense similar to our own.
22-Feb-2018 8:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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