World heritage sites under threat from Climate Change
UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Mediterranean such as Venice, the Piazza del Duomo, Pisa and the Medieval City of Rhodes are under threat...
Use of nanotechnology could create ‘perfect’ heirloom watch that never loses time
The ‘perfect watch’ that never loses time thanks to nanotechnology is being explored in a new partnership between university researchers and the world’s leading...
Artificial tongue aims to stop the counterfeit whisky trade
An artificial ‘tongue’ which can taste subtle differences between drams of whisky could help cut down on the trade in counterfeit alcohol, scientists say.
In...
Rare gas find solves African landscape puzzle
The discovery of gases released from deep beneath the Earth’s crust could help to explain Southern Africa’s unusual landscape, a study suggests.
Scientists have long...
Scientists discover prehistoric wonder chicken
The oldest fossil of a modern bird yet found, dating from the age of dinosaurs, has been identified by an international team of palaeontologists.
The...
Devastating hurricanes could be up to five times more likely in the Caribbean if...
Global warming is dramatically increasing the risk of extreme hurricanes in the Caribbean, but meeting more ambitious climate change goals could up to halve...
Chance played a major role in keeping Earth fit for life
A study by the University of Southampton gives a new perspective on why our planet has managed to stay habitable for billions of years...
Cancer rates in medieval Britain were around ten times higher than previously thought, study...
The first study to use x-rays and CT scans to detect evidence of cancer among the skeletal remains of a pre-industrial population suggests that...
Drones to monitor the health of trees
Scientists will be flying drones to monitor tree health as part of an initiative to cut the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Despite efforts to plant...
Nutritious fish stocks being squandered by salmon farming say scientists
Millions of tonnes of highly-nutritious wild fish could stay in the ocean while also boosting seafood production if changes are made to the feeds...