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  1. Researchers prove herbivore mammals do have bigger bellies

    Dr Carlo Meloro from Liverpool John Moores University, with a team of European scientists, has investigated the volumes of body cavities in a large range of extant and fossil tetrapods and found that plant feeding animals have bigger bellies than their carnivore counterparts.

  2. Human-altered ecosystems

    What can fossil bones tell us about the ecology and behaviour of extinct species? In two recent publications, Dr Carlo Meloro from the School of Natural Sciences and Psychology has worked with international teams to demonstrate how we can interpret palaeoecology (the ecology of fossil animals and plants) of extinct wild dogs by looking at their fore-limb and skull shape.

  3. Recycle your old running shoes

    The LJMU Sports Team has joined forces with JOGON on their mission to keep millions of training shoes out of landfill.

  4. Roscoe Lecture, Peter Elson

    The sinking of the Liverpool-bound superliner The Lusitania was the fascinating subject of the first Roscoe Lecture of 2026.