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Ethiopian ponds too extreme even for microbes
Added: 25 Nov 2019
European biologists have confirmed the one place on Earth where conditions are too extreme for life…

Why we need a science of science
Added: 25 Nov 2019
At the launch of a new initiative to understand how research is funded, practiced and evaluated, Pr…

Money talks... and heals
Added: 25 Nov 2019
Beware the dreaded hyperbole. That is always in the forefront of my mind when writing for you. But …

Curiosity rover reveals oxygen spikes on Mars
Added: 15 Nov 2019
Readings from NASA’s Curiosity rover have revealed a surprising jump in oxygen in the Martian atmos…

Ultra-fine particles linked to brain cancer
Added: 14 Nov 2019
Air pollution nanoparticles have been linked to brain cancer for the first time.

Win: Every Breath You Take
Added: 11 Nov 2019
Air quality specialist Dr Mark Broomfield combines the latest research with personal insight to ans…

Make ‘em laugh, make ‘em think…
Added: 11 Nov 2019
The Ig Nobel awards ceremony is a highlight of the scientific calendar with its celebration of unco…

AMR Centre nominates MBL inhibitor
Added: 11 Nov 2019
The AMR Centre has nominated a preclinical candidate molecule for its programme to overcome resista…

Wellcome leads genome-mapping project
Added: 8 Nov 2019
The Wellcome Sanger Institute is among 10 organisations that are part of a project to map genomes o…

11,000 scientists declare climate emergency
Added: 6 Nov 2019
More than 11,000 scientist signatories support new a paper warning of “untold human suffering” that…

Time to reconcile science and philosophy
Added: 4 Nov 2019
Despite close historical ties, philosophy and science have had a bumpy relationship in the modern e…

A bad acid trip
Added: 21 Oct 2019
Ocean acidifcation, the lesser known relative of global warming, causes particular damage to coral …

Mogrify raises $16M for cell therapy
Added: 18 Oct 2019
Biotechnology company Mogrify has raised an additional $16 million to develop its cell therapy prog…

Wellcome Trust on the hunt for best public engagement
Added: 16 Oct 2019
The Wellcome Trust has launched an initiative to find the best examples of public engagement projec…

ESA opens calls for ISS lab upgrade
Added: 14 Oct 2019
The European Space Agency is looking for industry help to upgrade the Columbus laboratory aboard th…

Innovation and sustainability for your lab
Added: 14 Oct 2019
Source new technologies, future-proof your laboratory and find out ways to make procurement sustain…

Microscopic ‘mold pigs’ may represent new phylum
Added: 9 Oct 2019
Fossils preserved in amber reveal a new family, genus, species and possibly phylum of micro inverte…

Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for cell research
Added: 7 Oct 2019
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three researchers for their discoveri…

It’s in the blood
Added: 7 Oct 2019
Despite – or perhaps because of – its importance, some of the world’s most deadly diseases have the…

AMR threat found in urban beaches
Added: 2 Oct 2019
An Australian study has found elevated levels of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ABR) in public beac…