Science Features

Is the antibiotic apocalypse here, and what can be done?

Technology alone is not enough to reduce air pollution in Europe, we all have to change our habits and behaviour if we...

University of Cambridge researchers have brought the potential cancer causing role of breast implants into the...

Why this is one therapy that should be flushed down the lavatory...

Real-time data from smokers’ brains could help them re-programme their minds and stub out cigarettes for good.

Why are economists playing quantum games, and how does this emerging field relate to the “classical” game theory used...

European scientists are joining forces to find out more about the impact of common chemicals on human health, with the...

Across Europe, some 10 000 antennas stand to attention: they are in a sense an incredibly powerful time machine.

Shona's story of living with a rare condition called Marfan Syndrome, and how scientific research offers a new...

Trillions of pieces of plastic are floating in the oceans, potentially damaging human health, killing wildlife, and...

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Think of the horsemeat scandal. Do the ingredients in your ready meal match the labelling? There is no better way to...

Field robots and plane-based remote sensors can patrol the earth and the sky to monitor the gases that cause climate...

How deadly venom might hold the key to treating many medical conditions.

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s biggest particle smasher, stands a good chance of discovering the elusive...

by 2050, over 20% of all electricity could be provided by photovoltaics.

Scientists have found a way of producing electricity and fuel for cars from bacteria and green algae.

As the clocks go back, and we descend into winter darkness, Laura Brooks investigates some light based technologies.

Augmented reality took the public by storm this summer, and now researchers look beyond the entertainment industry and...

Adjusting the time that chemotherapy is given to male colorectal cancer patients has been shown to increase their...

Overfishing threatens more than 90 species in Europe with extinction. But it turns out fish farming can actually make...

Scientists are looking into exploiting the body clock to prevent obesity.

Would you eat insects to save the planet and improve your health?

European researchers pushing the boundaries of timekeeping could help driverless cars navigate, and even predict...