Science

SCOTTISH Highlands National Nature Reserve has seen its woodland regeneration increase by 25% over the past six years, a new study shows. NatureScot commissioned a repeat of a 2017 survey...

1. The world entered a ‘golden age’ of medicine The burgeoning medical revolution was a major theme of 2023. “We are seeing a pace of progress that has not been...

BRITS have been left baffled by the list of bizarre causes of death in London in a 17th century Bill of Mortality – including “King’s Evil” and “wind”. David Harry...

We take a closer look at a laptop, phone and a vacuum cleaner that have been designed with a longer life in mind The quick churn of technology is so...

A UK SPACE technology company focused on providing Space Domain Awareness (SDA) services has been awarded gainful contracts with UK Space Command and the UK Space Agency. Spaceflux has won...

It’s made of bio-based materials, has a low carbon footprint, and looks good, too. Finnish startup Sulapac is leading the way when it comes to creating packaging centred on the...

THE NATIONAL Trust for Scotland has completed the second phase of its three-year project to document the plants across its 39 major gardens. The three-year PLANTS project has so far...

The UK government is aiming for a fivefold increase in solar capacity by 2035. And yet, arrays on farmland may be banned. Here’s how floating solar could fill the gap,...

A UNIVERSITY of Dundee research centre working in drug discovery has been officially opened by the UK’s Science Minister. George Freeman MP visited the University’s Centre for Targeted Protein Degradation (CeTPD) on...

A dementia-friendly retirement home in London has been named the UK’s best new building. The shortlist was a triumph of purpose-led design Care homes are not renowned for their humanising...