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Project to examine 'Yeti' DNA
A new collaboration between Oxford University and the Lausanne Museum of Zoology will use the latest genetic techniques to investigate organic remains that some have claimed belong to the ‘Yeti’ and other ‘lost’ hominid species.
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Study suggests one-third of US homeless are obese
New research by Oxford University and Harvard Medical School has found that obesity is just as common among the homeless as it is among the general non-homeless population.
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120,000 children living illegally in the UK 'need better protection'
An Oxford University study has put the number of children who were living in the UK without legal immigration status in 2011 at around 120,000.
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Blast trauma study suggests how to protect troops
An analysis of the brains of military personnel exposed to bomb blasts or concussive injuries, combined with experiments simulating the effect of blasts on the brain, suggests how soldiers could be better protected from improvised explosive devices.