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Researchers have been working to track and study floating sargassum, a prolific seaweed swamping Caribbean and West African shorelines, and causing environmental and economic harm.
Posted on 28 May 2024
Scientists from the University of York are working with doctors and patients at York Hospital to understand the DNA mutations linked to a group of chronic blood cancers, and investigate why, in some cases, they can suddenly become more aggressive.
Posted on 23 May 2024
Biological Sciences at York is ranked 7th in the UK according to the latest release of the Complete University Guide league tables (2025).
Posted on 16 May 2024
Nature conservation is successful in halting and reversing biodiversity loss, according to the findings of a major new study co-authored by a University of York academic.
Posted on 25 April 2024
Researchers have shown that an Amazonian butterfly is a hybrid species, formed by two other species breeding together almost 200,000 years ago.
Posted on 18 April 2024
The Department of Biology is part of a new project to help cultivate a thriving, dynamic and vibrant community of research technicians across the UK.
Posted on 19 March 2024
Females of some whale species have evolved to live drastically longer lives so they can care for their families, new research involving a University of York academic shows.
Posted on 15 March 2024
Researchers have shown that inedible species of butterfly, that mimic each other's colour patterns, have also evolved similar flight behaviours to warn predators and avoid being eaten.
Posted on 1 March 2024