The recent discovery of two neutron stars colliding brings us one step closer to...
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A recent study has seen microplastics in the headlines: 40 river beds in urban, suburban and rural regions of northwest...
The recent discovery of two neutron stars colliding brings us one step closer to understanding how heavier elements,...
European scientists are joining forces to find out more about the impact of common chemicals on human health, with the...
Trillions of pieces of plastic are floating in the oceans, potentially damaging human health, killing wildlife, and...
Real life superheroes from the animal kingdom, and how they could help humanity.
You've just created something new in the lab! Now, how do you find out what it is?
Technology is helping halt the wave of fake drugs and their often lethal consequences.
Researchers are getting ready to test a tobacco-powered aeroplane thanks to a new bio jet fuel...
Should you New Year's resolution be to eat more Brussel sprouts? Discover the health benefits of the humble veg...
90% of the world consumes caffeine. But are we addicted to the substance, and is it any good for us?
Every chemical reaction on earth, from digesting food to powering a car requires a catalysis. We use man-made catalyses...
It is London in the year 2037, and the artificial fog rolls off the Thames. A successful academic drug-hunter named...
With the precision design of superalloy materials we are able to manufacture materials that can cope with most of the...
Less than 5% of the nitrogen added to crops to feed animals ends up as meat in our mouths. The rest is wasted and...
The psychedelic drug psilocybin, the active principal of magic mushrooms, was once thought to have promising medical...
Ocean deadzones are triggered by nitrogen-fuelled bursts of microorganisms. So how does this happen and what can we do...
Leukaemia is a deadly cancer of the blood affecting over 250,000 people every year, many of which are children. It isn...
Countless atomic recipes and crystal arrangements mean there are literally trillions of possible materials that could...
Surprising as it sounds, one of the world's top tipples a century ago was laced with cocaine. And although the...
Simpsons fans will know only too well the opening sequence to the cartoon in which Homer discovers, during his commute...
Snowflakes form when water vapour condenses directly into ice crystals, and for many years writers have used their...
Ask anyone who made the world’s best violins and they’ll inevitably answer "Stradivari". But science is...
Why re-invent the wheel when Nature has already come up with the best solution? Becky Poole explores the field of...