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New research involving Professor Claire Horwell from our Earth Sciences Department is helping to separate fact from fiction about volcanic hazards🌋

The international review addresses 18 common misconceptions about volcanoes, including the health impacts of volcanic ash. The study highlights why clear, evidence-based communication is essential for keeping communities safe during volcanic crises.

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Professor Claire Horwell sheds light on volcanic health dangers - Durham University An international team of volcanologists, including Professor Claire Horwell from our Earth Sciences Department, has published a major review that addresses 18 of the most common misconceptions about volcanoes and eruptions.

Five years after the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan, conflict indicators suggest the country is no longer at war.

Yet for many Afghan women and girls, the reality is one of deepening restrictions, exclusion from education and public life, and ongoing insecurity.

In this new The Conversation UK article, Kaweh Kerami of our School of Government and International Affairs - Durham University explores the gap between claims of peace and the lived experiences of women and girls across Afghanistan.

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What happens when a seemingly dormant black hole wakes up?

New research involving our Durham Physics department observed a supermassive black hole reawakening after a prolonged inactive phase🔭

The discovery challenges existing models of how quickly such changes can happen and offers new insight into black hole evolution.

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As artificial intelligence becomes more widely used in financial services, how can consumers be protected from risks such as data misuse, bias and cyber threats? 🔒

New research from Professor Habib Ahmed at Durham University Business School suggests the finance sector needs a tailored AI regulatory framework.

The study explores how existing approaches could help financial institutions use AI responsibly while safeguarding consumers.

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New research from our Biosciences Department reveal that combinations of metals linked to smoking and pollution may help lung cancer resist chemotherapy.

Scientists also found that a compound called MiADMSA could reverse this resistance and restore treatment effectiveness in laboratory models.

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Heavy metals may help lung cancer resist chemotherapy - Durham University Researchers from our top-rated Biosciences and Chemistry Department have discovered that combinations of metals linked to smoking and pollution may help lung cancer become resistant to chemotherapy.

🌌 Durham Physics astronomers are part of an international team that has identified a new type of object - a black hole star formed from a mash-up of a black hole and an enormous star.

This extraordinary find could explain the mysterious little red dots often seen in deep space.

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