The Milky Way could have many more satellite galaxies than scientists have previously been able to predict or observe. Durham ...

The bulb-shaped plant homes, called ‘domatia’, are split into separate chambers. Each ant colony gets its own room, with no internal connections.

The National Student Survey (NSS), an independent annual survey, evaluates how satisfied students in the UK are with the ...

In the wild, similar “useless” trends such as the grass fad have not been seen in chimpanzees. This may be because ...

Dr Alice Finden and Dr Kavi Abraham, both from our School of Government and International Affairs (SGIA), have won the ...

Durham Energy Institute (DEI) is a founding member of the newly launched Energy Storage Association (UK) - a pioneering trade ...

Around 1,000 scientists are attending the Royal Astronomical Society's (RAS) annual National Astronomy Meeting 2025 (NAM) ...

The Royal Astronomical Society's (RAS) National Astronomy Meeting 2025 connects diverse communities ranging from professional ...

Such a mini-halo consists of highly energetic charged particles in the vacuum between galaxies in a cluster, which together ...

In July's edition of our community newsletter we mark a major sustainability milestone, celebrate graduation season, and ...

The Physics Department is a thriving centre for research and education. We are proud that our Department closely aligns the teaching and learning experience for its students with the ...

Dr Wang’s research focuses on the ‘Local Group’ (a pair of dark matter halo that includes our Milky Way and its neighbour Andromeda) and how it is linked to the larger cosmic web, a vast network of ...