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A bumblebee forages on lavender: the plant has small, narrow, tube-shaped purple flowers.

New study shows how bumblebees make decisions ‘on the fly’ to maximise energy returns

Biology
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science
A computer chip with oscillating beams of light of different colours bouncing across the surface, to represent both light and radio frequencies encoding data.

From square to cube: Hardware processing for AI goes 3D, boosting processing power

Artificial Intelligence
Innovation
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science
Artistic illustration with a coronavirus particle in the foreground, seen as a sphere covered in spikes. Next to it, a double-helix DNA molecule stretches into the background.

New AI tool could help predict viral outbreaks

Artificial Intelligence
Coronavirus
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science
A radio telescope pointing upwards is silhouetted against the Milky Way, seen as a vast array of stars in a twilight sky.

University of Oxford partners with Breakthrough Prize Foundation in search for life beyond Earth

Astrophysics
Funding
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science
A sunrise as seen from Mars. The red surface of the planet is illuminated by the disc of the sun appearing on the horizon. The background is black outer space with stars.

New study reveals source of largest ever Mars quake

Astrophysics
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science
A farmer's hand holds a bunch of harvested grapes. In the other hand, a pair of secateurs snips the stem off the bunch. In the background, out of focus rows of grape vines are illuminated by sunlight.

New research finds that warm summers and wet winters yield better wine vintages

Climate change
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Science
Colonies of bacteria seen as circular growths of differing sizes, growing on a petri dish filled with clear agar. The dish is held up by a latex gloved hand, and there is a biohazard sign in the background.

New research finds that reducing antibiotic usage in animal feed is not enough to combat antibiotic resistance

Biology
Health
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science
An abstract illustration of a human brain, illuminated from within.

Oxford researchers develop 3D printing method that shows promise for repairing brain injuries

Brain health
Health
Innovation
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science
while computers might eventually be able to do most tasks, humans would continue to hold the comparative advantage in three key domains: creativity, complex social interactions, and interaction with unstructured environments (such as your home).

Expert Comment: Jobs will be automated, but not because of the latest Generative AI

Artificial Intelligence
Expert opinion
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Social Sciences
A wastewater pipe in a river bank dishcharges a stream of dirty water into a river.

New study finds that sewage release is worse for rivers than agriculture

Biology
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science

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