Science Features

Helen looks at how marine reserves in Florida and St Lucia set up to protect space rockets, and local livelihoods have...

The effects of a stroke depend upon which part of the brain are deprived of blood. Researchers are studying the cause...

In some cases the link between genes and disease is obvious eg. mutations in the gene encoding a single protein lead to...

Blasting away at someone's eyes with a powerful laser sounds like a form of torture dreampt up by a Bond villan,...

Chips that can plug into the brain and translate thoughts to computers, or help paralysed people to move, are no longer...

Water, with its incredible properties, is considered an essential ingredient for life. But how does it contribute to...

Consultant radiologist, Dr. Bob Bury, discusses public perception of risk and how we assess risk in the context of...

By the year 2020, the number of people in the world suffering from blindness will have risen to 45 million. The vast...

Dr. Kat Arney discusses the process of genetic imprinting whereby the expression of a gene, and therefore its effects,...

Or for that matter, if you eat a chilled chilli pepper, what will happen? Dalya considers these questions and...

Nanomedicine, nanotechnology and nanoengineering are the future of science and medicine. Barry Gibb describes how the...

I am organising a public event in Oxford entitled "The Science of Wine Tasting"...

Radiologist Bob Bury puts the case for screening the population for preventable, and less preventable, diseases. and...

How can you be sure the wonderful facts and figures we science writers tell you are genuine? Just think about the...

On May 29, 1953, Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary took the last few decisive steps up Mount Everest. Dalya has a look...

A clinical trial testing an Alzheimer's Disease vaccine was dealt a crushing blow when some of patients showed...

Exposing patients to x-rays is a gamble between a necessary investigation to aid in forumlating a diagnosis, and the...

e-Science, including telemedicine, has the potential to revolutionise patient care. Grid technology can ensure flexible...

Hold the front page! Some white-coated genius somewhere has found a gene for violence: suddenly our streets will be a...

Dalya Rosner asks whether microchimerism (literally an animal with parts made from lots of animals) causes female...

The recent rush to denounce the Emmanuel City Technology College in Gateshead overwhelming. What is wrong with a state...

Historically, drugs have been produced according to a one-size-fits all approach. But now we are in a position to start...

Research has revealed that part of the brain responsible for smelling grows during pregnancy, at least in rats. This...

What is a DNA fingerprint and how can it help you to solve crimes, identify a baby's father and suss out the best...