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1. Exercise maintains 'rhythm of life'

   Exercising at a regular time of day may help to ward off mental health conditions by protecting the body's natural circadian rhythms, research suggests.

2. Understanding time may be the key to the race against climate change - Dr Ruth Ogden, reader in experimental psychology

   Dr Ruth Ogden, reader in experimental psychology, Liverpool John Moores University writes in The Conversation

3. Blue tits individually decide: "Should I stay or should I go?"

   A new study reveals that energy resources, shelter and the environment are not the only factors involved in blue tits’ decisions to migrate or remain resident, their individual personalities also play a role.

4. Conservation zoos have powerful potential to reverse extinction

   LJMU and Zoological Society of London report outlines potential to reintroduce 'extinct' animals and plants to the wild

5. Stars’ odd behaviour gives up hidden black holes

   Black hole hunters are turning detective to uncover hidden behemoths in Space.

6. Which dogs live longest?

   Concern from study of more than 150 breeds

7. Lifestyles of the dinosaurs

   Scientists downsize the Jurassic giant

8. 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.

9. Astro-ecology: Saving endangered animals with software for the stars

   A collaboration between astrophysicists and ecologists at Liverpool John Moores University is helping to monitor rare and endangered species and stop poaching.

10. Artificial intelligence project is 'future of UK science'

    LJMU research using drones and machine for wildlife conservation is showcased in major Institute of Physics report