March 12, 2026

Britain’s Hartree Centre facility has teamed with one of Africa’s leading astronomical institutions to develop an ‘intelligent observatory’ programme featuring smart, automated telescopes. The Hartree, which specialises in AI, high...

Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering

Astronomy, Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences, Engineering, Environment

March 4, 2026

Work has finished on what will be the UK’s first in-space manufacturing hub, the new National Microgravity Research Centre (NMRC) based in South Wales.

Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Policy

March 4, 2026

Four ‘building-sized’ components which will play an essential role in the UK contribution to an ambitious international physics project have been shipped to the United States from the Daresbury Laboratory.

Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering

Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences, Energy, Environment, Particle Physics, Physics, Theoretical Physics

March 1, 2026

Declines in commercial whaling have produced a notable demographic change in humpback whale populations: a growth in the proportion of older fathers.

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Environment, Marine Biology

February 22, 2026

Nature recovery programme Cumbria Connect has received funding from a key conservation group for its research investigating the unexplained role played by underground fungal networks in woodland creation.

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Botany, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Pathology, Policy, Soil Science

February 14, 2026

Is the PhD still a good investment for a STEM career? The new edition of Laboratory News offers a personal perspective on the value of the research qualification in changing...

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Biochemistry, Biotech, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Environment, Immunology, Life Sciences, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical, Policy

January 18, 2026

Organisers of the recent Lab Innovations trade show at Birmingham NEC have claimed 2025 was their most successful event to date.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Food & Bev, Health, Health & Safety, Immunology, Life Sciences, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical

January 5, 2026

British aerospace firm Space Forge is claiming a world first after producing a vital semiconductor ingredient on a commercial spacecraft.

Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences, Environment, Materials, Materials Science, Physics

December 31, 2025

Women scientists and engineers have featured strongly among the upper echelons of the 2026 New Year Honours List.

December 22, 2025

Manchester university will lead a collaborative project to pioneer technology for long-term energy storage.

Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Policy