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Guglielmo Persiani collecting water samples from abandoned mines in the south Wales coalfield.

Welsh mine microbes mapped to help heat homes

Welsh scientists have mapped the hidden microbes thriving in south Wales’s abandoned coal mines, helping to overcome obstacles to using mine water to heat Britain’s homes.

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Dr Rhys Aled Jones is leading the research project on reducing liver fluke infections in livestock.

Helping farmers tackle major parasitic disease in livestock

Improved guidance and practical tools are required to help farmers to sustainably tackle the major problem of liver fluke infections in livestock, according to new research.

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Magellanic penguins - Image by falco from Pixabay

Academic helps track lost penguins as they journey home

A penguin rehabilitation project in Brazil is tracking penguins’ journeys home with the help of an Aberystwyth University academic.

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Rt Hon Elfyn Llwyd, Pro-Chancellor of Aberystwyth University, presenting Rob McCallum with his Honorary Doctorate degree

Rob McCallum awarded Honorary Doctorate

Internationally acclaimed deep sea explorer Rob McCallum has been bestowed with an Honorary Doctorate degree by Aberystwyth University.

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Fly control is an important part of disease control. Image by David Cardinez from Pixabay

Violet traps better for controlling biting flies - research

Violet coloured traps are better at controlling flies than traditional blue and black ones, according to new research.

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Dr Amanda J Lloyd and Dr Ali Warren-Walker gathering samples at Dartmoor Estate Tea in Devon.

Can Britain be a nation of tea growers? Scientists say yes – and it could even be good for your health

Writing in The Conversation Dr Amanda Lloyd and Professor Nigel Holt discuss the potential for a homegrown UK tea industry by using metabolomics and machine learning to analyse the chemical diversity and health benefits of tea cultivated in Devon and Wales.

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