Elephants, giraffes, pythons and other large species have higher cancer rates than smaller ones like mice, bats, and frogs, a new study has shown, overturning a 45-year-old belief about cancer in the ...

Eating walnuts for breakfast could improve brain function throughout the day for young adults, a new study has shown. Researchers at the University of Reading found that eating 50g of walnuts (a ...

Hurricanes are likely to become more frequent and more intense in both the Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans over the next decade, a new study has shown, spelling increased danger for coastal ...

A new type of adhesive that can be cleanly removed from plastic bottles and packaging before disposal could lead to better-quality recycled plastic, a new study has shown. The adhesives used to stick ...

Plans to preserve and transform the Grade II listed URS building on the University of Reading’s Whiteknights campus have been submitted to Wokingham Borough Council. The URS building, commonly ...

The University of Reading’s leading experts in flood forecasting and climate science will be taking centre stage at this year’s Festival of Tomorrow in Swindon. Hannah Cloke, Professor of Hydrology at ...

Dr Kenton White, politics and international relations expert at the University of Reading, comments after European leaders met in Paris to discuss a potential peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine ...

Improving scientists' ability to assess the risk and consequences of crossing tipping points in the North Atlantic and Greenland is the goal of a major new research project led by the National Centre ...

A Reading graduate who has spent nearly four decades campaigning for LGBT equality will reflect on his university experience and life as an activist in this year’s Wolfenden Lecture. Matthew Toresen ...

A simple scoring system could revolutionise how doctors prevent heart attacks and strokes by identifying patients most likely to benefit from preventive medications, according to a new study. The ...

Virtual reality technology has shown promising results for helping stroke patients regain arm movements, according to a new study led by the University of Reading and Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation ...