Japan’s space agency launches its first lunar orbiter for a year-long mission to explore the…
Category: Science
‘Virtually non-stick’ gum created
Chemists from Bristol University tackle the sticky problem of discarded chewing gum.
Pirbright strain link to outbreak
Tests show that the latest foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey is the same strain found in…
Indigenous rights outlined by UN
The UN passes a declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples despite opposition from four…
Drug taint ‘links cash to crime’
Tests on drug contamination on UK banknotes are being used to link cash to crime,…
Google backs private Moon landing
Google is backing private attempts to put a rover on the Moon with a $30m…
Neanderthal climate link debated
A study challenges a theory that abrupt and catastrophic climate change extinguished the last Neanderthals.
Foreigners ‘prop up UK science’
Universities are relying on foreign student to prop up key subjects like science and engineering,…
Child mortality ‘at record low’
Fewer children under five are dying than ever before, partly due to immunisation campaigns, the…
UK ‘must have human space role’
A space review group calls for two UK astronauts to be sent to the space…