Your unique smell can provide clues about how healthy you are
Aoife Morrin, Dublin City University
Hundreds of chemicals stream from our bodies into the air every second. These chemicals release into the air easily as...
Study finds 83 per cent of UK’s rivers fail pollution test
A new study has found that 83% of the Country’s rivers monitored have failed phosphate standard for good ecological status
The study by the Angler’s...
Colours fade as people age
There is a difference between how the brains of healthy older adults perceive colour compared to younger adults, finds a new study
The research, published...
Butterflies could lose spots as climate warms
Female Meadow Brown butterflies have fewer spots if they develop in warmer weather – so climate change could make them less spotty, new research shows.
University...
An orchid growing on a volcano and an underground tree amongst new species named...
74 plants and 15 fungi were named by botanists and mycologists at Kew and at partner organisations around the globe.
They cover everything...
New images reveal what Neptune and Uranus really look like
Neptune is fondly known for being a rich blue and Uranus green – but a new study has revealed that the two ice giants...
How traditional cultures use their environment to navigate
Traditional navigation techniques from across the world, some of which have been in use for thousands of years, can inform western science, according to...
Make way for Santa-British Researchers Combatting Space Junk Ahead of Christmas
The expanding clutter in space, driven by an influx of orbiting satellites, poses a significant challenge. This surge in space traffic is accelerating the...
Train accidents could be caused by solar storms according to a study
Train accidents could be caused by solar storms switching signalling from red to green according to new research examining the impact of space weather.
Solar...
Could climate change be impacting on our brain?
A new element of the catastrophic impacts of climate change is emerging – how global warming is impacting the human brain.
In a paper published...