Europe: News and Commentary
Futura Sciences: Astronomers uncover the secret of the "solar clock"
The cyclical activity of the Sun becomes a clock, which marks the beginning and end of the most troubled periods of our star - according to new research by the University of Warwick (June 2020). Also in Italy's ANSA
ML Actu: Scientists discover 'jerry cans' are among those responsible for controlling appetite in the brain
Scientists from the University of Warwick and other institutions have uncovered the molecular mechanism by which cells respond to fasting and activate cell autophagy. The researchers said that a healthy lifestyle may help people maintain a healthy body weight. (June 2020)
Also in Spain's El Confidencial ; Italy's Notizie Scientifiche
Jyllands Posten: UK researchers in the fight for a coronavirus vaccine
Professor Lawrence Young, Warwick Medical School, comments on human challenge trials in the search for a COVID-19 vaccine in the Danish newspaper Jyllands Posten. (May 2020). Also in 20 Minutos (Spain), Med Portal (Russia), Barcelona Noticies (Spain).
La Vanguardia: Chimpanzees teach us how humans learned to speak
In a study conducted by a group of researchers led by the University of Warwick, one of the most promising theories of human speech evolution was finally supported by chimpanzee transmission - as reported in Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia (May 2020). Also in Danish Videnskab & Ekstra Bladet and Italian Focus Tech
Planeta Vivo: scientists investigate a giant (dying) star
International research to understand the chemical composition of a dying star, the only one of its kind, which flickers about 150 light years from Earth – led by University of Warwick Astrophysics. (May 2020).
Spiegel: What the empty sky reveals about the economy
Behavioural scientist Tobias Preis (Warwick Business School) has made a decision to fly less in the future because of the climate, and will be taking trains more. (May 2020)
Le Moniteur: Ingerop chosen to design the future Coventry tram
French news website publishes article on the Coventry Very Light Rail tram system, being developed in partnership with WMG, University of Warwick.
E24: Young people should release corona restrictions to improve the economy
Researchers from the University of Warwick propose that young adults in their 20s and 30s who do not live with their parents should be released from confinement first – Professor Andrew Oswald, Dept of Economics, and Professor Nattavudh Powdthavee, WBS. Reported by Norwegian E24. (May 2020).
Passion Santé: Faut-il laisser pleurer son bébé ?
Belgian news website reports on new research from Professor Dieter Wolke, Department of Psychology, which finds leaving babies to cry can have positive effects on their development. (April 2020).
El País: what to do with the elections in times of Covid-19
Elections in the time of COVID-19 – Professor Richard Youngs comments on how governments (both democratic and authoritarian) might use the crisis in their favour, in the national Spanish newspaper El País.