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1. Blistering Barnacles! Boat detritus boost for marine conservation

   eDNA from biofouling sponges offers clearer view of marine life

2. Birth trauma may increase risk of harmful drinking

   First UK study to look at psychological birth trauma and long-term effects on coping with drink

3. Happy Hamsters

   Hamsters are the ubiquitous childhood pet: cute, cuddly, ready to sink their teeth deep into your finger … But how can you tell if your hamster is happy?

4. Improving animal welfare

   Happy Hamsters: Examining the effect of emotions on cognitive processes in pets

5. Climate action network launched for Liverpool

   Liverpool Research Institute for Climate and Sustainability hosts support group for nature-based future.

6. Genes reveal how our pelvis evolved for upright walking

   From 3-4 million years ago the pattern points to bipedalism

7. New muscle study to help combat frailty in old age

   Read how Scientists at LJMU and the Australian Catholic University have established a new technique for studying muscle growth in humans that could advance treatments to prevent frailty in old age.

8. Microplastic pollution threatens hermit crab populations

   New research from Queens University Belfast and Liverpool John Moores University reveals how the microplastic pollution crisis is threatening biodiversity.

9. Real risks from illusory health beliefs

   Study of 1500 people with alternative health beliefs shows relationship with rejection of science and doctors

10. New link between HRT and Alzheimer's

    Study calls into question National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) support for HRT in managing menopausal symptoms