Science

A PROJECT exploring the power of fungi to combat agricultural pollution is making strides, with researchers looking to begin live field trials later this year. The initiative, titled Farming Futures...

When science meets with international co-operation, wildlife populations get a precious chance to recover It’s not easy being green these days, as Kermit once put it. If the climate crisis...

AN EDINBURGH University study found that womb cancer patients lack screening for a genetic condition that raises their risk of other cancers. Despite NHS recommendations, fewer than half of those...

THE Scottish Book Trust has released a report on the impact of libraries in Scotland.  The trust looked into the vital and diverse role of libraries across the country, whilst...

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...