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Media coverage: 01 to 07 November 2025

Top story: Demystifying a visual illusion: why we see colours not there​

A new scientific discovery by UoS experts has unravelled why we sometimes see colours that aren’t there. Read our press release.​

Additional coverage

  • Dr Alessandro Silvano was quoted in a Daily Mail story about Elon Musk's idea to control the climate using AI powered satellites.​
  • Prof Cathy Hill and Prof Samuele Cortese spoke to BBC South Today and Radio Solent respectively about a new sleep study aiming to help families of children with ADHD.​
  • Prof Mark Stoyle spoke to BBC Radio Solent (1’18”) on Halloween about witch hunts in Tudor and Stuart England.
  • Dr Michael Head told Scientific American the ‘holy grail’ will be a combined all-in-one flu and COVID-19 vaccine.​
  • A new initiative to develop the next generation of drone technology in Southampton was covered by the Southern Daily Echo.
  • Prof Mark Sullivan was quoted in The Times and New Scientist about research challenging the idea that the universe’s expansion is accelerating.​
  • Research by Dr Ben Pennington on Egypt's Karnak Temple continued to receive coverage from the Jerusalem Post and Earth.com.

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