In Short

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?

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

What you feed a macrophage can change its behaviour.

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

We are consuming too much salt as a nation, but what does this mean for our health?

Botox impairs your ability to read the emotion of others

Do frogs jump out of boiling water but stay in if you heat them slowly? No frogs harmed...

Get a sneak preview of the new robot exhibition at the Science Museum in London.

Researchers have found a new link in the theory of how life began on early Earth.