UK scientific research funding – let politicians have a greater say, says Sir Paul
Politicians should have a greater say in how scientific research in the UK is funded, says Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse, who led a...
John Lewis posts its first £100m week of the festive season
John Lewis, the UK’s largest department store group, announced that sales in the week ending 14 November rose 1.5 percent and the retailer reported...
UK manufacturers expect output to drop for first time in three years
The outlook for UK manufacturers appears gloomy after a survey revealed that output is forecast to fall - the first prediction of a decline...
Acorn worms and humans distant cousins, genetically speaking
Acorn worms and humans are distant cousins – these slimy invertebrates are closer to us genetically than many other animals, says a team of scientists...
Spectacular new planet formation images captured by scientists
Spectacular images of a new planet formation, when dust and gas particles accumulate and make a new planet, have been captured for the first...
Polar bear population to plummet by 30% within 40 years, IUCN warns
The world’s polar bear population is set to plummet by 30% over the next 35 to 40 years due to climate warming, says the...
Earth-like exoplanets uninhabitable due to radiation filled superflares
The majority of Earth-like exoplanets are likely to have become uninhabitable due to the enormous quantities of radiation emitted from superflares, scientists from the...
Graphene can be produced cheaply, say Scottish scientists
Graphene can now be produced much more cheaply, say scientists from the University of Glasgow, who managed to produce large-area graphene about 100 times...
Spectacular ‘Tadpoles Overhead’ wins Royal Society Publishing photography competition
The spectacular photo ‘Tadpoles Overhead’ has won the inaugural Royal Society Publishing photography competition. The photograph, showing tadpoles that appear to be flying across...
Neonicotinoid pesticides harm bumblebee pollination of apple trees, study
Low-level neonicotinoid pesticides harm bumblebee pollination of apple trees, which significantly affect farmers’ crop yields and the quality of their fruit, say researchers from...