Science

STUDENTS from Dundee University have collaborated with NHS Fife and the Scottish Drugs Forum to create a series of educational comics about drugs and the link to oral health. Students...

It absorbs CO2, filters out pollution, supports wildlife and looks great. Now one Dutch startup is using moss to coat concrete buildings The sight of a concrete building turning green...

A SCOTTISH research paper has shown how individual genetics and precision medicine could play a role in improving patient outcomes. Improving the knowledge of genetic variants that predict how women...

German startup Voltfang has developed an innovative system that repurposes old EV batteries and provides crucial electricity storage to boot. We speak to the founders, who just took home the...

A SCOTS study on COVID-19 in patients has confirmed that the virus is associated with impaired function on the right side of the heart. The study, led by experts from...

The first article in our ‘reinventing the high street’ series looks at a neglected arcade in West Yorkshire, which is being reborn as the UK’ s first community-run shopping centre...

A SCOTS university researcher has received £235,000 to investigate how changes to the barrier between the blood supply and the brain contribute to Alzheimer’s disease. Dr Fiona McLean is a...

In what is believed to be a world first, a Welsh firm has found a way of turning used nappies in to a road surface. Will the idea gain traction?...

ASIAN Indians are up to four times more likely than white Europeans to develop young-onset type 2 diabetes while having a normal BMI, according to a new study. The research...

‘Climatarianism’ may be the latest thinking for planet-conscious diners, but what about when it comes to drinks? These spirit brands focus on nature, climate and pollinators What are you drinking?...