In Short

Anti-­cancer skin patch combats colon cancer using targeted therapy...

Young scientists from UK and Japan got engaged in science communication.

Young scientists from UK and Japan got engaged in science communication.

A mechanical masticator, or “chewing robot” gave the palaeontologists something to chew on.

Scientists have identified how positive thinking can help boost the immune system.

A new chemical sensor has been developed that can spot even the tiniest amount of gases

This summer at the Royal Society: from the biology of birds to clearing up space junk.

Cardiac cells grown on silicon grids are providing new insights into how the heart works

It's hard to get every last drop of soap out the bottle but a new plastic has solved that.

It's rare but we need it and supplies have been low. Scientists find a way to source it.

After five years of travelling through space, NASA's Juno has finally reached Jupiter...

The vaccines have been tested successfully on mice, that may help combat the Zika virus.

A new approach to music - making violins from silk.

Mini-guts are paving the way towards personalized therapy for cystic fibrosis

Sun powered aeroplane Solar Impulse 2 breaks world record without the drop of a jet fuel.

Holy smokes! Tobacco plant may light up the way to beat malaria.

Want to know how to survive a heart failure?

Exercising four hours after learning has been shown to boost long term memory.

Could genetic testing help identify who is at risk from dying young?

A new type of carbon capture that can convert carbon dioxide into limestone.

What does it take to build a 57.5km tunnel?

What you feed a macrophage can change its behaviour.

When given the choice of plastic particles or zooplankton, fish prefer to eat plastic.

What if there was one vaccine that could protect against all the many forms of cancer?