Science

We can restart our computers with a simple ctrl-alt-delete, but how easy is it to do a full reset on a river? A year on from the completion of a...

A BIOMANUFACTURING company has been awarded a considerable grant from Innovate UK in partnership with Edinburgh University. Edinburgh-based Green Bioactives (GBL) was presented with the £224,000 cash injection to develop...

The invaluable contribution of migrant workers to the UK’s National Health Service is recognised in a new collection of portraits A moving portrait series by photographer and Oscar-nominated director JJ...

CHEESE sales in the UK have seen a boom in the past year, with viral trends cited as a big influence in a new study. Research from The Knowledge Bank...

The 'greening machine' project, Vert, is part of the London Design Festival Outside the Chelsea College of Arts in London, UK, a 10-metre ‘urban greening’ structure has been unveiled: a...

INDIVIDUALS who endure traumatic or stressful events during childhood are significantly more likely to develop multiple long-term health conditions in adulthood. This is according to new research carried out by...

Time magazine has named a 15-year-old scientist ‘Kid of the Year’ after he devised a skin cancer-treating soap  Heman Bekele, a 15-year-old from Virginia, US, has been honoured by Time...

A SCOTS university will spearhead a clinical trial to discover whether existing drugs could be used to treat people with a “hidden” lung condition. Researchers at the University of Dundee’s...

A Ghost Orchid has been discovered flowering in England, the first time since 2009 that the enigmatic plant has been recorded on British soil The Ghost Orchid, considered by many...

The innovation in solar technology could deliver sustainable power from everyday objects A ‘revolutionary’ flexible coating that harnesses solar energy could reduce the need for bulky silicon-based panels, say the scientists...