In Short

Will we ever be able to eradicate it?

Can pulsars solve this positron problem?

A computer model tests out the idea of combating climate change by spraying reflective particles into the atmosphere...

Tumouroids growing in three dimensions are a much better mimic of the real disease...

Almost 4 million people in the UK have Type 2 diabetes, but can it be reversed?

Researchers have found evidence that a particular stage of sleep can reduce fear learning which may have implications...

AlphaGo Zero is a computer programme that can learn to excel at the boardgame of Go without any help from humans.

A drug based on a form of cholesterol might be able to reduce heart attack damage.

How do you separate a friend's voice from the din going on around you? Scientists at Imperial College have sussed...

Scientists in the US have discovered a way to recreate the condition polycystic kidney disease using stem cells in a...

The light equivalent of WiFi doesn't negatively impact our health or our lightbulbs, according to new research.

Scientists have found a molecule in infant stars, de-bunking that it indicates signs of life.

Neonicotinoid pesticides are found in three quarters of the world's honey.

Our muscles play an important role in our human ability to control our movements and handle things with care - could we...

3 groups of PhD students from the EU Marie Curie European Training Network ALKATRAS get hands on with science...

3 groups of PhD students from the EU Marie Curie European Training Network ALKATRAS get hands on with science...

3 groups of PhD students from the EU Marie Curie European Training Network ALKATRAS get hands on with science...

Proteins discovered in algae could be used to engineer faster-growing crops, according to researchers at the...

The complex branching patterns seen in the growth of tissues in the lungs, kidneys and pancreas have an elegantly...

The evolution of a juvenile-like skull and brain structure has been critical to the success of modern birds.

Scientists make the surprising discovery that the identity of the microbes in our mouth are not controlled by genetics.

How strong are earth's tectonic plates? A fundamental lack of understanding has existed on this question, until...

Highly-targeted antibiotics that can exclusively hit C. difficile have been discovered.

An interview with AstraZeneca about how they invent and market medicine.