The inventors of digital camera technology win the highest international prize for engineering.
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New ‘super yield’ GM wheat trial gets go-ahead
A new experimental crop of genetically modified (GM) wheat will be planted this spring after the…
Rare ‘lava firehose’ from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano
Dramatic footage shows the unusual phenomenon as lava flows through a crack in a sea cliff.
Dakota pipeline: US Army to allow work on final section
Native Americans vow legal action as the go-ahead is given to complete the Dakota Access oil…
Australian scientists use soybean oil to create graphene
Australian researchers say their discovery could significantly lower the material's cost to produce.
Australia sharks: Campaigners call for end to nets
Conservationists say the nets are killing too many dolphins and turtles.
‘Tuberculosis-resistant’ cattle developed in China
Scientists in China say they have produced cloned cattle with increased resistance to bovine tuberculosis.
Meet the ex-policeman who saves seahorses
Paul Ferber, an ex-British policeman who lives on Koh Seh in the Gulf of Thailand, tells…
‘Startling’ dinosaur protein discovery
Ancient proteins dating back 195 million years have been found inside a dinosaur bone.
Malaria drugs fail for first time on patients in UK
The drug combination was unable to cure four patients, who had all visited Africa, doctors say.