The US has been selling off its helium reserve, established in the 1920s to provide gas for airships – but even so, shortages have been occurring. Some scientists believe a finite reso... Read more
TWIPS exploits the natural abilities of dolphins to process their sonar signals to distinguish between targets and clutter in bubbly water Inspired by the way dolphins hunt using bubble nets... Read more
It is getting easier to foresee wrongdoing and spot likely wrongdoers THE meanest streets of Kent are to be found in little pink boxes. Or at least they are if you look at them through the c... Read more
The eye is one of the most advanced fields for stem cell research. The prospect of reversing blindness has made a significant leap, according to scientists in the UK. An animal study in the... Read more
A new technique for detecting cancer by imaging the consumption of sugar with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been unveiled by UCL scientists. The breakthrough could provide a safer and... Read more
What effects will the rapidly growing field of synthetic biology have on the conservation of nature? The ecological and ethical challenges stemming from this question will require a new and... Read more
A leading expert from University College London has backed the use of living skin equivalent model LabSkin as a viable alternative to testing cosmetics on human or pig ear skin following ext... Read more
Lab lit is not science fiction In Barbara Kingsolver’s new novel, “Flight Behavior,” a central character is an entomologist tracking the effects of global climate change on monarch butterfli... Read more
This finding has wide implications for future technology Chemists at UCL have discovered a new property of flames, which allows them to control reactions at a solid surface in a flame and op... Read more
One of the largest glaciers in Antarctica is thinning four times faster than it was 10 years ago, according to research seen by the BBC. Read more
Paraplegics may soon find it easier to exercise their leg muscles through activities such as cycling and rowing, thanks to a tiny microchip implanted in the spinal canal. Dubbed the Active B... Read more
Architects have been looking at ways to improve city buildings with living wallsand living roofs that add some much needed greenery and help remove carbon from the atmosphere. Now researcher... Read more