Our ancient relative who “walked like a human, but climbed like an ape”
New fossils are the missing link that settles a decades old debate proving early hominins used their upper limbs to climb like apes, and their lower limbs to walk like humans
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'You'll Never Talk Alone' wins regional tech award
'Social wifi' project hosts trio of LJMU computing teams
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Stars’ odd behaviour gives up hidden black holes
Black hole hunters are turning detective to uncover hidden behemoths in Space.
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Female engineers are changing the world
'Inspiration and advice' as LJMU marks International Women in Engineering Day
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Great apes predicted to lose 90% of African homelands, study finds
A triple-whammy of climate change, land-use change and human population growth is set to decimate the habitats of Africas great apes gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos over the coming 30 years.
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Can supermarket trolleys help cut risk of stroke? - trials underway
Shopping trolleys will be used to help save people from suffering a stroke by identifying irregular heartbeats, as part of a new medical trial.
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Is this the largest gas cloud in the known Universe?
Astronomers discover huge hydrogen cloud - a new clue to formation of stars
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LJMU partnerships to tackle skills gap in construction
LJMU wowed industry partners with its future homes research at the launch of a new £370,000 centre for construction skills.
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LJMU to build world's largest robotic telescope
Liverpool John Moores University will start work on the world's largest robotic telescope after a £4 million boost from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).
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Climate change ‘opened and closed’ migratory door through Arabia for 400,000 years
One of the driest places on Earth has intermittently been a 'green corridor' for human migration due to historical periods of increased rainfall, according to new research.