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Scientists reveal early behaviours that best predict child’s language ability
How often babies babble while making eye contact is the best predictor of how many words they will use as a toddler, a new study by the University of Sheffield has found.
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University of Sheffield joins global media initiative to boost climate coverage
The University of Sheffield has joined more than 240 international media outlets in committing to a week of coverage focused on the climate crisis.
Categorised under: International, Events, Science and Social science
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Typhoid toxin accelerates cell ageing to enhance killer infection, study reveals
Scientists have revealed how the typhoid toxin works to hijack DNA repair machines and accelerate the ageing of cells, a breakthrough that could pave the way for new strategies to combat the killer disease.
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Beetle scales hold secret to creating sustainable paint from recycled plastic, research shows
The structure of ultra-white beetle scales could hold the key to making bright-white sustainable paint using recycled plastic waste, scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered.
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Magnetic plasma pulses excited by UK-size swirls in the solar atmosphere
An international team of scientists led by the University of Sheffield have discovered previously undetected observational evidence of frequent energetic wave pulses the size of the UK, transporting energy from the solar surface to the higher solar atmosphere.
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Inspirational teachers awarded National Fellowship for outstanding impact of teaching and support
Three inspirational academics from the University of Sheffield have been honoured with national awards in recognition of their work to transform student and academic learning.
Categorised under: Awards and achievements, Engineering, Teaching and Science
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Climate change and deforestation together push tropical species towards extinction, say experts
Only 38 per cent of tropical forest can protect wildlife from rising temperatures as a result of deforestation, increasing the likelihood that vulnerable species will go extinct, say scientists.
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Scientists turn damaging carbon dioxide into pellets to restore soils and increase crop yields
Carbon dioxide captured from the atmosphere could be used to restore degraded soils, save water and boost crop yields, according to new research by the Institute for Sustainable Food.
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This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
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University of Sheffield students launch UK record-breaking rocket
A team of students from the University of Sheffield have launched themselves into the record books after competing in the world’s biggest competition for student rocket engineers.
Categorised under: Awards and achievements, International, Engineering, Community, Events, Students and alumni, Teaching, Science and Research
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Female bedbugs can 'control' their immune systems ahead of mating to prevent against sexual infection
Female bedbugs who are ‘full bellied’ and therefore more attractive mates for males, are able to boost their immune systems in anticipation of catching sexually transmitted infections, research has found.
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Surviving climate chaos
While our supermarket shelves remain fully stocked with fresh fruit and crusty bread we’ll probably continue to take food for granted. But a combination of population growth, resource scarcity and climate change have left our food supplies vulnerable. Experts at the Institute for Sustainable Food are working out how we can produce food in a way that can withstand these challenges.
Categorised under: Engineering, Feature, Science, Social science and Medicine, dentistry and health
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
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Scientists discover how plants breathe – and how humans shaped their 'lungs'
Scientists at the University of Sheffield's Institute for Sustainable Food have discovered how plants create networks of air channels – the lungs of the leaf – to transport carbon dioxide (CO2) to their cells.
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Scientists call for sustainable sandwiches to be more nutritious
Vegan food and drink options are healthier in some ways because they are lower in calories, salt, saturated fat and sugars – but contain less iron and vitamin B12, according to new research.
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Feeding the world with climate-ready rice
More than half of the world’s population rely on rice – but as climate chaos takes hold, this lynchpin of global food security is under threat. Experts at the Institute for Sustainable Food are finding ways to help rice plants cope with a more extreme climate.
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Scientists develop climate-ready wheat that can survive drought conditions
Wheat plants engineered to have fewer microscopic pores – called stomata – on their leaves are better able to survive drought conditions associated with climate breakdown, according to a new study by our Institute for Sustainable Food.
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