Science Features

Antibiotic alternatives based on bacterial war tactics

Garden cuttings, food waste, and even human sewage to make coal

Antibodies to other human coronaviruses are gone within a year of infection, so what is the prospect for long-term...

A Q&A with mental health expert Professor David Baldwin

How rapidly is Covid-19 mutating, and what do these mutations mean for the future of the pandemic?

Cheaper, lighter, and more energy-dense: the future of batteries?

On the deck of the Bliss, beyond the reach of cellphone coverage, I sailed into my life before the Internet...

The global food system is responsible for 37% of greenhouse gas emissions: how do we feed cities sustainably?

Can our feline friends contract and transmit the Covid-19 coronavirus?

How does an electric vehicle battery actually work?

‘The aim is to find the monoclonal’ hunting for antibodies to treat Covid-19

A Brisbane-based research team are discovering species in the gut microbiome of IBD sufferers.

How does remdesivir work, and what might this mean for the treatment of coronavirus infection...

Why the brain won’t let us tickle ourselves...

The NHS contact tracing app has arrived, and is causing controversy...

When you're swabbed for coronavirus infection, what are they looking for, and how does that differ from an...

Could the sound of your voice help fight Covid-19 in the future?

Grassland studies, radar-tracked bumblebees offer clues for protecting pollinators...

Clinical trials are now underway on a novel vaccine against COVID-19. Will it work?

China and Europe likely to see different effect of coronavirus-related air pollution drop....

Q&A: Human spaceflight is a risk worth taking, says ESA head...

Where did these viruses come from, and how do they grow in our cells?

Will patients be able to eat gluten again?

How drones on cables are expanding the scope of wind energy...