Science

As the world shifts from fossil fuels to renewables, Big Oil regards plastic as its growth market. But a new generation of inventors are designing an array of creative alternatives...

After much anticipation, the US has just approved the sale of lab-grown meat. But it's one of only a handful of countries to do so. Positive News speaks to the...

A WOMAN has issued a warning to shoppers in the run up to Christmas after claiming she was tricked by a ‘scam’ Pandora website. Thirza O’Boyle was left devastated after...

A film studio in Bristol, England, has launched one of the largest community-powered rooftop solar arrays in the UK. Is it a sign that grassroots energy is finally coming of...

A TOXIN which makes pigs vomit is the surprising key which may have unlocked the century-old mystery of the origins of a Martian meteorite. In 1931, an unusual stone stored...

Parisians were promised a swim in the Seine A century after they were banned from swimming in the Seine because it was too polluted, Parisians are preparing to plunge into...

A SCOTS university has played a part in a major breakthrough in cancer treatment. The University of Dundee, alongside biopharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim, have discovered a molecule that destroys a...

Construction is underway in the Maldives for a floating city to house 20,000 people – a trailblazing solution to rising sea levels and an overcrowded capital city In a turquoise...

A SCOTS scientist has been appointed as a trustee of one of the world’s biggest cancer charities. University of Dundee researcher Professor Doreen Cantrell is one of two new trustees...

The Swedish capital’s dirty diesel ferries will soon be superseded by a greener, sleeker fleet that runs on electricity A sea change in commuting launches in Stockholm next month with...