News News stories Find out about the latest Biosciences news from the University of Sheffield. 3 April 2024 Bees master complex tasks through social interaction In a groundbreaking discovery, bumblebees have been shown to possess a previously unseen level of cognitive sophistication. 29 February 2024 Side effects of wide scale forestation could reduce carbon removal benefits by up to a third Enhanced weathering test fields of soybean at the Energy Farm, University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign (image credit Dimitar Epihov, Leverhulme Centre, University of Sheffield) 29 February 2024 Field trials reveal crushed rock boosts carbon removal and improves crop yields Search Sheffield scientists to study how environmental factors affect our genes Scientists at the University of Sheffield will study how environmental factors could play a part in changing our genes, thanks to a £1.5m award from UKRI. 14 September 2021 Mutant stem cells kill normal cells to overtake cultures Researchers at the University of Sheffield have now revealed a mechanism for cultured human pluripotent stem cells to achieve the rapid overtake of cultures. 2 September 2021 Sheffield academics secure prestigious awards for teaching excellence Dr Louise Robson has been awarded the National Teaching Fellowship (NTF) by Advance HE for introducing outstanding and innovative teaching practices and championing digital technologies. 5 August 2021 Use of chemicals in agriculture having greater impact on bees than expected Interactions between multiple agrochemicals, such as pesticides and herbicides, are having a greater impact on bee mortality than expected, say scientists. 4 August 2021 Infertility in birds ‘critically understudied’ in female and wild populations Scientists from the University of Sheffield have revealed a widening gap in research on male and female fertility in birds. 3 August 2021 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Current page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 … Next page Next › Last page Last »