Central Africa now consumes over 1.1 million tonnes of bushmeat a year, up from 0.73 million two decades ago. In villages it is an irreplaceable protein source, in cities, largely a matter of preference and status. Field data from ULiège @nature.com www.gembloux.uliege.be/cms/c_136969...

The consumption of bushmeat in Central Africa is placing increasing pressure on wildlife

The rise in bushmeat consumption is hindering wildlife conservation and efforts to ensure rural food security.

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Some river bacteria eat methane before it reaches the sky, acting as a natural climate filter. A new Belgium–Africa study finds this filter is weakest exactly where rivers emit the most methane: small headwater streams. @science.org @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social www.co2.uliege.be/cms/c_136976...

Methane-eating bacteria in rivers won’t save us from climate change

Researchers at ULiège studied the ability of certain bacteria to consume methane in rivers before it is released to the atmosphere.

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One tooth, two jobs, one hard limit. A new study in @science.org shows carnivore molars can slice OR crush, but almost never both. Fewer than 1% do both well. @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @univmalaga.bsky.social www.eddylab.uliege.be/cms/c_136976...

One tooth, two functions: the molars of carnivorous mammals forced to choose between slicing and grinding

An international team has identified an evolutionary constraint in mammals that allows them to use the same tooth for two distinct functions.

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5 years after the July 2021 floods that killed 200+ people across western Europe, engineers at the University of Liège share what they've learned: how to reconstruct a flood, validate models, and understand why bridges and homes fail. www.news.uliege.be/cms/c_206909...

The 2021 floods: five years of research by the HECE laboratory to better understand and anticipate extreme floods

Five years on from the July 2021 floods, four studies carried out by engineers at the Hydraulics in Environmental and Civil Engineering (HECE) laboratory at the University of Liège shed new light on t...

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Nouveau LABO4 ! Nos chercheurs remontent le temps pour faire parler les vestiges du passé : silex taillé, fossiles numérisés en 3D, plantes parmi les plus anciennes du monde et ADN vieux de 12 000 ans. De la chasse préhistorique à l'évolution du vivant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTk8...

La préhistoire : quand les vestiges du passé racontent notre histoire - Labo4

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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be older than the Sun. An international team measured its carbon and nitrogen isotopes with @eso.org Very Large Telescope, revealing a chemistry that points to an ancient, low-metallicity star. @edinburghuni.bsky.social @nature.com www.cometa.uliege.be/cms/c_136942...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is older than our Sun

Discovered last year, this object from beyond our solar system continues to be studied by astronomers around the world, including researchers from the University of Liège.

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ERC Proof of Concept projects 👏 Lionel Clermont - nGHOST2Market - will track down stray light in space telescopes Christophe Collette - GrAVITe -will build an optical gyroscope to shield precision instruments from vibration. @erc.europa.eu www.news.uliege.be/cms/c_206853...

Lionel Clermont and Christophe Collette have secured European ERC Proof of Concept funding

nGHOST2Market to track stray light from space telescopes and GrAVITe, an optical gyroscope to stabilise high-precision instruments.

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ESA has adopted ARRAKIHS, its second Fast-class mission, launching in 2030. It will image faint stellar halos around nearby galaxies to test how galaxies form. We are proud to contribute via the CSL and the MEGA lab ⭐ @esa.int @belspo.be www.news.uliege.be/cms/c_206812...

ULiège and the CSL are taking part in ESA’s ARRAKIHS mission

This scientific mission, due to be launched in 2030, aims to gain a better understanding of galaxy formation.

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How did cyanobacteria evolve the internal membranes that produce oxygen? A University of Liège study analysed hundreds of genomes to trace the origin of thylakoids, the cell's solar panels, and found proteins that may have driven their formation. www.inbios.uliege.be/cms/c_136908...

Comment les cyanobactéries ont développé les membranes de la photosynthèse au cours de l'évolution

Des chercheurs de l'Université de Liège ont analysé des centaines de génomes de cyanobactéries pour comprendre l'origine des thylakoïdes, ces membranes internes dédiées à la photosynthèse.

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Our (new) Centre for the Study of War and Violence, is a research centre committed to studying war independently from the defence industry, military institutions and political actors. Because understanding war requires freedom from those who wage it. centrewarviolence.uliege.be @cnrs.fr

In 2025, over 950 humanitarian workers were killed, injured, or abducted worldwide. The ULiège / Protect Humanitarians International Chair just expanded to 21 new partners. Science, field expertise, and survivor testimony united to protect those who protect others. www.news.uliege.be/cms/c_206715...

The ULiège / Protect Humanitarians International Chair welcomes 21 new partner organisations and universities

In response to the alarming rise in violence against humanitarian workers, an international campaign is taking shape: the initiative, launched just one year ago, is expanding to include 21 new partner...

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How do aggressive tumors hide from the immune system? A new study reveals that genome-doubled cancer cells epigenetically silence their own antigen presentation machinery, becoming invisible to T cells. And the silencing is reversible. @danafarbernews.bsky.social www.news.uliege.be/cms/c_206680...

Researchers identify the mechanism by which genome-doubled tumors evade the immune system in breast cancer

An international study describes how genome doubling promotes immune evasion in solid tumors and identifies a potential therapeutic target to counteract this.

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The Einstein Telescope will produce gigabytes of data every second. The ETCETERA consortium (14 universities and companies from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany) is building the AI and computing infrastructure needed to handle it. @einsteintelescope.bsky.social www.news.uliege.be/cms/c_206656...

ETCETERA: preparing the Einstein Telescope for the era of gravitational waves

Fourteen universities and companies from the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion are joining forces in this project, which aims to design the high-performance computing and data infrastructure essential for the fu...

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Metamorphosis has a direct cost : newts that transform lose significant body weight, while those that stay aquatic do not. Females pay more than males. New study in BMC Biology. www.sciences.uliege.be/cms/c_136789...

The cost of metamorphosis in amphibians

Findings that shed new light on the evolutionary mechanisms governing the persistence or loss of metamorphosis, particularly in the context of climate change.

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Des tablettes d'argile, en passant par les hiéroglyphes, les papyrus ou encore les écrits arabes, venez découvrir comment les scientifiques font parler les écritures du passé. #LABO4 #ULiège www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjk6...

Écritures et langues : et si le passé avait encore des choses à nous dire ? - Labo4

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Soil bacteria can prime plant immunity, and a new study explains how. The surfactin doesn't bind a protein receptor: it physically reshapes the plant cell membrane, activating mechanosensitive ion channels that trigger defense responses throughout the plant. www.news.uliege.be/cms/c_206644...

How soil bacteria help plants defend themselves against disease

Researchers at the University of Liège have uncovered a new mechanism by which soil bacteria activate plants’ immune defences.

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New research shows that integrating livestock into crop rotations builds climate resilience, sequesters soil carbon, and cuts nitrate leaching, while keeping food systems aligned with healthy diets. www.gembloux.uliege.be/cms/c_136743...

Rethinking crop rotations in light of food requirements and climate change

A new approach to designing the agricultural system, starting with human nutritional needs to determine which crops to grow, and then assessing their productive and environmental impacts in the contex...

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Five years of university research just became a product. MyPlan, developed by the Inter'Act team, is a platform that brings architects and clients together around a shared project space : budgets, documents, timelines, all in one place. www.uee.uliege.be/cms/c_129036...

MyPlan: a platform designed to facilitate communication between homeowners and architects

The tool aims to streamline relations between all stakeholders in a single-family housing project, whether new-build or renovation, from the design phase through to the completion of the build

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One protein. Two opposite effects on colon cancer. Depending on the genetic context, Stard7 can either suppress or accelerate tumor growth. A finding that reshapes how we think about personalized cancer treatment ! #ULiège #Cancer www.news.uliege.be/cms/c_206525...

Stard7, a key yet ambiguous player in colorectal cancer

A study reveals the dual role of this lipid transfer protein in intestinal cancers, paving the way for new preclinical models.

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A 2,000-year-old papyrus found in Cairo has revealed thirty unknown verses by the ancient Greek philosopher Empedocles, never quoted by any author in Antiquity. #ULiège @ulbruxelles.bsky.social @lmu.de www.news.uliege.be/cms/c_206507...

Thirty previously unpublished verses by Empedocles discovered on a papyrus from Cairo

A papyrus fragment reveals thirty previously unknown verses by the Greek philosopher, allowing us for the first time to read a lost section of the Physica, his great poem on nature.

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Distinct feeding biomechanics in Late Cretaceous marine reptiles from the Western Interior Seaway onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @just-fre.bsky.social @universitedeliege.bsky.social @datadryad.bsky.social

XRISM solves the 50-year mystery of a famous star 🌟 An invisible companion consuming material from the star gamma-Cas has been revealed as the culprit for curious X-rays coming from the stellar system 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 🔭 🧪

A 50-year-old stellar mystery solved ! Gamma Cass puzzled astronomers with unexplained X-rays. A team has now found the culprit: a magnetic white dwarf orbiting the star, pulling in its matter and heating it to 100 million degrees. @esa.int www.sciences.uliege.be/cms/c_136673...

The origin of the mysterious X-rays from Gamma Cas identified

Astronomers at the University of Liège have just solved a fifty-year-old stellar mystery!

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Congrats to Alessio Franci on receiving the IEEE CSS George S. Axelby Outstanding Paper Award at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. His work on collective decision-making opens new perspectives for robotics, neuroscience, and social dynamics. www.neuroengineering.uliege.be/cms/c_128972...

Alessio Franci honoured by the IEEE for his work on collective decision-making

This award recognises his research into the mathematical modelling of collective decision-making in natural and artificial systems.

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Ordering reagents, exporting samples, publishing results ... routine lab activities now carry real legal implications under European law. Researchers have published a practical guide in to help organic chemists navigate this complex regulatory landscape. www.sciences.uliege.be/cms/c_136650...

When organic chemistry meets the law: what scientists need to know about the European legal framework

A timely reminder as European law increasingly governs the day-to-day practice of organic chemistry.

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Why do reef fish from different oceans end up looking so alike? A new ULiège study shows it's not chance ! Shared biological constraints drive evolutionary convergence in colour patterns across 918 species worldwide. www.sciences.uliege.be/cms/c_136625...

How evolution shapes colour diversity in coral reef fish

An international study led by researchers at the University of Liège reveals that the incredible colour patterns of coral reef fish evolve rapidly, but according to common rules, regardless of oceans ...

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Nouvel épisode de l'émission LABO4 🧠 Des scientifiques de l'Université de Liège vous ouvrent les portes de leurs laboratoires pour explorer ce qui se passe vraiment dans notre tête. 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF7S... 📺 Tous les épisodes : www.podcasts.uliege.be/cms/c_205061...

Dans les secrets du cerveau humain - Labo4

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New study reveals deep-sea vent shrimps evolved chemosymbiosis independently, at least twice! 🦐🦠 Rather than a clear split between symbiotic & non-symbiotic species, we found a continuum of strategies. @ifremer.bsky.social www.sciences.uliege.be/cms/c_136557...

The bacterial symbiosis of deep-sea shrimp is the result of gradual evolution

An international study challenges our understanding of evolution in extreme marine environments.

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An international team of astrophysicists, led by researchers from @universitedeliege.bsky.social, has published new observations of Ganymede revealing a striking similarity between its auroras and those on Earth. A 🧵 about 🔭. #planetsci #jupiter #juno #aurora www.star.uliege.be/cms/c_136561...

University of Liège Scientists Reveal Similarities Between Auroras on Ganymede and Earth

Des observations menées sur la plus grande lune du système soaire révèlent que les processus physiques à l'origine des aurores sont universels et ne se limitent pas aux planètes.

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Boxfish can't flex their armoured bodies to swim ... so evolution turned their useless muscles into a voice box 🐠🔊 New research reveals how silent fish became acoustic communicators. @ifremer.bsky.social @umontpellier.bsky.social @cornelluniversity.bsky.social www.morfonct.uliege.be/cms/c_136531...