Category: Science

Nearly half of patients with a history of heart disease have poor knowledge about the…

In an editorial in this month’s PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, the journal’s Editor in Chief,…

The diversity of species increases from the poles to the tropics, but until now bacteria…

Scientists have created a ‘smell map’ based on the chemical properties of odor molecules. This…

Researchers have created specially designed robots called SnoMotes to traverse potentially dangerous ice environments. The…

The starting point of the hygiene hypothesis is that the decreasing infection load of infants…

Nasa’s Mars lander Phoenix has unstowed its robotic arm – one of the key tools…

The third and final Skynet satellite – part of Britain’s single biggest space project –…

A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 hits southern Iceland, 50km (30 miles) from the capital, Reykjavik.

Hungary leads a push by several new EU member states to get the EU’s CO2…