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Animals’ ‘sixth sense’ more widespread than previously thought
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/animal-magnetic
A study using fruit flies, led by researchers at The Universities of Leicester and Manchester, suggests the animal world’s ability to sense a magnetic field may be more widespread than previously thought.
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How hungry bacteria sense nutrients in their environment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/how-hungry-bacteria-sense-nutrients-in-their-environment
Researchers have shed new light on how bacteria sense nutrients in their environment - which could provide important knowledge in the development of drugs and antibiotics to combat a range of diseases including tuberculosis.
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Photographs of the Great Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/01/14/photographs-of-the-great-jupiter-saturn-conjunction/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 14 January 2021 In December 2020, we asked members of the Physics and Astronomy community to look up and capture a chance-of-a-lifetime conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn – here are some of the photos.
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Kitchen table
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/kitchen-table
Read the article "The kitchen table" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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Wasps may hold the secret to slowing down the ageing process
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/wasp-aging-leicester-biological
Scientists at the University of Leicester have discovered that jewel wasps can slow down their biological rate of ageing
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Moderation and Community Guidelines
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/moderation/
Moderation Guidelines Moderation Policy As moderation issues come up we will update this page. Please check this page regularly. This Moderation Policy covers policy for online discussions and posting of content using the University of Leicester Student Blogs website.
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jbridges: Page 7
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/page/7/
This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards...I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions.
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Scientists are discovering how land management impacts the environment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/land-management
Agtelligence is working with scientists at Space Park Leicester on an innovative project that examines how land management impacts soil health, biodiversity, water and carbon.
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School children invited to take part in Leicester’s COP28 celebration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/cop28-poster-competition
Space Park Leicester and the National Centre for Earth Observation are inviting school children to send in their pictures, posters and infographics about climate change.
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Leicester Cathedral dig finds coffin of asylum surgeon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/cathedral-dig-surgeon
University of Leicester archaeologists have found the coffin of the first resident medical officer for the Leicestershire and Rutland County Lunatic Asylum in 1836.