An international team of scientists has set a new record for the complexity possible on a quantum computing chip, bringing us one step closer to the ultra-secure telecommunications of the fu... Read more
The parasitic mite Varroa destructor (varroa) is generally agreed to be the greatest threat facing honey bees worldwide. Despite much research, losses continue due to lack of effective contr... Read more
The world’s first sonic tractor beams that can lift and move objects using soundwaves have been built by a team that includes researchers at the University of Sussex. Tractor beams are myste... Read more
Flower strips sown into farmers’ fields not only attract bees but increase their numbers, new University of Sussex research has shown. A two-year study of farms in West Sussex and Hampshire... Read more
The most important word in the technology industry is “innovation.” It is also the most dangerous. Silicon Valley companies lobby for relief from government regulation and tax so they may in... Read more
Climate change is having an impact in every ecosystem, from equator to pole and from ocean to mountain. “THE four horsemen of the apocalypse”: that was the disparaging appraisal by Ric... Read more
Google co-founder Sergey Brin believes that “self-driving cars will be far safer than human-driven cars” but who trusts them enough to drive in them or even alongside them? Drive... Read more