Science

RESEARCH by the University of Edinburgh has found that trade barriers worldwide could limit the availability of healthy and sustainable food. According to the study, over one-third of countries independently...

A BREAKTHROUGH in early detection of a common disease in cows could save farmers in the UK millions of pounds. Johne’s disease costs an estimated £200 per cow per year,...

It’s kitsch, sure, but the message behind it isn’t. A model village in Hampshire has become a renewables paradise in a bid to put support for solar squarely on the...

EXPOSURE to opioids during pregnancy could be causing long-term, unknown health conditions for a generation of children, an expert has warned. Dr Louise Marryat, an expert in infant health at...

The UK’s largest woodland conservation charity is enlisting technology’s help to plant thousands of trees A pioneering drone seeding initiative in south-west England – one of the largest of its...

A Finnish researcher has designed a visual tool to get us talking in depth about the emotional impact of the climate crisis Every day we’re fed a slew of headlines...

Loopholes mean the energy you’re buying may not be as clean as claimed. New standards are designed to filter the green from the greenwash Here’s the good news: the UK’s...

Under-fire US researchers were offered a haven to continue their work European universities are offering ‘scientific asylum’ to US-based researchers fleeing Donald Trump’s crackdown on academia. The White House administration’s...

RESEARCH by the University of Edinburgh has suggested mimicking the “hairy grippers” of ants’ mouthparts.   A prototype “hairy gripper” has already been developed and tested by researchers at the University...

Taking inspiration from nature, scientists have tracked down a road surface material that repairs itself Potholes. They’re the scourge of motorists and a potentially lethal hazard to cyclists, but a...