Epigenetic inheritance: A 'silver bullet' against climate change?

The current pace of climate change exceeds historical events by 1-2 orders of magnitude, which will…

How to get conductive gels to stick when wet

Polymers that are good conductors of electricity could be useful in biomedical devices, to help with…

Scientists propose new approach to measuring atoms

Today, when new drugs are designed with the help of supercomputers, and electronic devices operate on…

NASA finds Herold a fading ex-tropical cyclone

Former Tropical Cyclone Herold is now a fading area of low-pressure in the Southern Indian Ocean…

New satellite-based algorithm pinpoints crop water use

The growing threat of drought and rising water demand have made accurate forecasts of crop water…

Research team produces new nanosheets for near infrared imaging

Egyptian blue is one of the oldest manmade colour pigments. It adorns, for instance, the crown…

Coronavirus: Government is 'distilling best science'

Greg Clark, the Commons Science Select Committee chair, praises government use of expert advice. …

Solar Energy Tracker Powers Down After 17 Years

After nearly two decades, the Sun has set for NASA’s SOlar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE),…

Space science from home: resources for children and adults

Space science from home: resources for children and adults A selection of activities to pass time…

Pandemic money: where's it coming from and who pays?

The mammoth bailout sums unleashed to combat the 2008 financial crisis fuelled populist backlashes in many…