University Of Leicester

• Slow walkers more likely to die of heart disease: U.K. study

  The pace at which you walk could determine your chances of getting heart disease in mid-life, researchers find.

  Health

  Aug 31, 2017
  
• New NASA photos show monstrous cyclones on Jupiter’s poles

  Monstrous cyclones are churning over Jupiter's poles, until now a largely unexplored region that is more turbulent than scientists expected.

  Science

  May 25, 2017
  
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• Scientists have found another ‘Great Spot’ on Jupiter

  Scientists reported Tuesday that the dark expanse is 24,000 kilometres across and 12,000 kilometres wide.

  Science

  Apr 11, 2017
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• Scientists declare humans have created new epoch in history: What we did to start it

  There's no doubt that humans have influenced Earth, but now scientists are calling for that to be formally acknowledged with the ushering in of a new epoch.

  Environment

  Aug 30, 2016
• Groundhog Day? Man’s severe memory loss after visiting dentist baffles scientists

  It sounds like the plot of a Hollywood movie: a healthy 38-year-old man heads into his dentist’s office for a root canal, but comes out with such severe memory loss, he wakes up every morning thinking it’s the same day of his appointment.

  Health

  Jul 16, 2015
• England’s King Richard III identified with DNA

  Scientists say there is "overwhelming evidence" that a skeleton found under a parking lot is that of England's King Richard III.

  World

  Dec 2, 2014
• After 500 years, a burial fit for a king

  A royal ruckus about what to do with the 500-year-old bones of Richard III, England’s last warrior king, has been resolved.

  May 23, 2014
• UPDATE: What to do with the 500-year-old bones of England’s King Richard III?

  A royal battle is brewing over what to do with the 500-year-old bones of England’s King Richard III—a fight pitting scientists against an historical group that believes his remains should be allowed to “rest in peace.”

  Feb 25, 2014
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• Watch: Dance of Saturn’s auroras

  If you've never seen the northern or southern lights here on Earth, now you can watch them dance in the atmosphere of Saturn.

  Science

  Feb 11, 2014