Bangor University

Bangor University (Welsh: Prifysgol Bangor) is a public university in Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom

Nature documentaries talk about threats to nature but rarely show those threats

Researchers analysing recent BBC and Netflix nature documentaries found that although they increasingly mention threats to nature, visual depictions of these threats remain scarce, potentially misleading audiences on the state of the natural world. The findings are discussed in a Perspective published in the British Ecological Society journal People and Nature Researchers from Bangor University,

Nature documentaries talk about threats to nature but rarely show those threats

Move over smart cities – the Internet of Things is off to the country

Lancaster University is about to take the concept of smart cities out of town. Computer scientists at Lancaster University are investigating how the Internet of Things could work in the countryside. The Internet of Things – which enables object-to-object communication over the internet and real time data monitoring – has typically been associated with urban

Move over smart cities – the Internet of Things is off to the country

Bangor University research into growing use of Ivy

Work to unlock potential of plant life The many uses of abundant but overlooked plants – from killing slugs to treating athlete’s foot – are being investigated by scientists at Bangor University. Research into plant-based alternatives to products and ingredients currently derived from crude oil has found that ivy is just one of a range

Bangor University research into growing use of Ivy

New recyclable MDF could help solve UK waste problem

Natural sources including potatoes help to create new award-winning product A new biodegradable and recyclable form of medium density fibreboard (MDF) has been created that could dramatically reduce the problem of future waste. Today (31 October), Professor Andrew Abbott is awarded the Royal Society Brian Mercer Award for Innovation 2013 that will help him make

New recyclable MDF could help solve UK waste problem

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Speed Bumps Reduce Road Mortality for Endangered African Monkey
on April 22, 2021 at 12:14 pm
Half of the 6,000 remaining Zanzibar red colobus monkeys, a species endemic to the island, are found in Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park, where getting hit by a vehicle is a leading cause of their ...
New degree at Husson University will prepare students for careers as extended reality professionals
on April 22, 2021 at 10:32 am
Husson University announced that its board of trustees approved the creation of a new degree program for students interested in careers that ...
Graduate who is used to getting up close and personal with great white sharks appears in marine wildlife series
on April 22, 2021 at 2:56 am
A BANGOR University graduate whose day job gets her up close and personal with the ocean’s most terrifying predator is featuring in a new ...
Details of hidden misconduct raise doubts about discipline within Maine State Police
on April 19, 2021 at 4:57 pm
An investigation into discipline cases concealed by the agency finds examples of inadequate punishments, some experts say.
Maine woman writes a book with the man wrongly convicted of killing her father
on April 18, 2021 at 4:33 am
In April 1979, Amy Banks, then 17, had the strange, painful experience of picking up a copy of the Bangor Daily News to see two stories about her family. One, headlining the sports section, was an ...

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Police: Abandoned items in Bangor parking lots were suspicious enough to call in bomb squad
on April 19, 2021 at 10:00 pm
Neither suspicious item ultimately posed a threat, but their discovery prompted the Bangor police to shut down the parking areas each time and call in their department’s bomb squad.
Details of hidden misconduct raise doubts about discipline within Maine State Police
on April 19, 2021 at 4:57 pm
An investigation into discipline cases concealed by the agency finds examples of inadequate punishments, some experts say.
A look at the misconduct hidden by Maine's largest police force
on April 19, 2021 at 4:48 am
19—Editor's note: This is the second in a series of stories jointly investigated and written by the Bangor Daily News and Portland Press ... associate professor of law at the University of St. Thomas ...
Environmental protection could benefit from 'micro' as well as 'macro' thinking
on April 15, 2021 at 9:32 am
Researchers at the University's School of Ocean and Earth Science, working with colleagues at the universities of Bangor ... helps students on a journey of discovery to realise their potential ...
Reader seeks help identifying mystery cat
on April 9, 2021 at 9:24 am
Down in Heiberger, Alabama, Bangor Daily News reader Rusty Fondren has stumbled upon another kind of cat, and he'd like your help identifying it. "We have lots of bobcats, just not sure [this is ...