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24 December 2014
Main characters in kids' cartoons die twice as fast as their counterparts in grown-up films
14 November 2014
Lightening strikes will happen twice as often as climate changes, says new Californian research...
22 October 2014
Finally the physics of fingernails has been discovered at the University of Nottingham...
10 October 2014
Detect intergalactic particles using only your smartphone, using the new DECO app.
07 October 2014
Each year since 1901, scientists that have made a significant contribution to mankind through their research are...
25 September 2014
Low-cost production of hydrogen from water using solar energy has been unveiled by Swiss scientists this week
19 September 2014
Use your chatterbox co-workers to power the entire office's electronics...
18 September 2014
Poor workmanship and materials are to blame for fracking-related contamination of water supplies, new research has...
15 August 2014
Tattoos could be a new form of human battery...
04 July 2014
Shrimps use the chemical equivalent of Ray-Bans to filter light of different colours into different parts of their eyes.
27 June 2014
Electricity-producing "photovoltaic" solar panels may be about to become a lot lighter and a lot cheaper,...
03 April 2014
Gravity measurements suggest the Saturnian moon Enceladus has a subsurface ocean lurking 30 kilometres below the icy...
24 March 2014
Three cellulosic ethanol plants are set to come online in the US in the next few months, but will they work in the...
18 February 2014
Powerful lasers have managed to create a fusion reaction that releases more energy than was put in...
07 January 2014
Will use of renewable energy take off in 2014?
05 January 2014
China has the world’s most ambitious space programme, and 2014 will see the nation take some important steps forward...
13 December 2013
Air passenger links between cities internationally are the most powerful determinants of disease spread, new reserach...
05 December 2013
How much energy is generating using renewables?
22 November 2013
The world record has been broken for the most satellites launched aboard a single rocket.
21 November 2013
Chemistry data from plankton shells could boost historical climate records
24 October 2013
The most distant galaxy yet discovered, dating from 700 million years after the Big Bang has been pinpointed by US...
15 October 2013
Who won Nobel prizes for science in 2013, and what did they discover?
04 September 2013
The 'Walkie Talkie' in London has been damaging cars this week by acting as a parabolic reflector, targeting...
28 August 2013
An expert has said that he’s deeply worried about cooling water leaks at Fukushima. But how does nuclear power work?