Ultra thin silk solution could replace cling film keeps fruits fresh for long time
An ultra thin silk solution has been shown to keep fruits fresh for over a week at room temperature - the solution is also...
Spectacular jellyfish and other marine life from deepest place on Earth
A live video feed from the deepest place on Earth - several miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean - shows a spectacular...
Saviour of endangered species Carl Jones wins conservation prize
The saviour of several endangered species, Welsh scientist Professor Carl Jones, has won the 2016 Indianapolis Prize, a prestigious international prize, for saving at...
Tim Peake feared being stranded in space if Russian relations broke down
British astronaut Tim Peake feared being left stranded in space aboard the International Space Station if Russian relations broke down, said former Royal Green...
See shooting stars as Earth passes through debris from Comet 1/P Halley
Tonight and tomorrow are the best times to see the shooting stars in the sky as Earth passes through a cloud of debris left...
Boaty McBoatface ultra popular name for research ship but Minister not keen
If you invited members of the public to name the UK’s new polar research ship, and hundreds of thousands of them overwhelmingly chose Boaty...
Transit of Mercury make sure you use special filters to protect eyes
When you watch the transit of Mercury on 9th May – next Monday – make sure your equipment is fitted with special, approved filters...
Tiniest machine ever made heralds new chapter in nanorobotics
The tiniest machine ever made – only a few billionths of a metre in diameter – heralds a new chapter in nanorobotics, says a...
Robot looks like human created for Mars missions by Scottish scientists
A team of Scottish scientists has created a robot that looks like a human, intended for future NASA Mars missions. The humanoid machine –...
IBM quantum processor available to public to run experiments
IBM says it has made its quantum processor available to the public on IBM Cloud so that users can run experiments. The American multinational...