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Graphene ‘relative’ discovered

September 21, 2015
Scientists have found a new two dimensional material that resembles the structure of graphene. An international team of researchers led by the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) used...

£16 million for Arctic Ocean change research

September 18, 2015
NERC have announced funding of £16 million for Arctic ice cover research. The research programme – The Changing Arctic Ocean: Implications for Marine Biology and Biogeochemistry – will aim to...

EP vote for extensive animal cloning ban

September 11, 2015
The European Parliament (EP) has voted to ban cloning of all farm animals. In a plenary session on 8 September, the Members of the EP banned not only the cloning...

New human-like species found

September 11, 2015
Anthropologists have discovered a new human-like species – Homo naledi – in the Rising Cave system in South Africa. An international research team led by the University of the Witwatersrand...

£4.5 million EU funding for brain research centre

September 11, 2015
As part of the 2015 Budget Tour of Wales, Finance and Government Business Minister – Jane Hutt – announced £4.5 million of EU funds will be used to develop a...

First digital geological map of the world’s ocean floor

September 7, 2015
Geologists have used geological data sets from ships to produce the world’s first digital map of the seafloor’s lithology. The map, produced by a team from the University of Sydney's...

GM insect control spin-out sold for $160 million

September 4, 2015
Oxford University spin-out Oxitec – a company developing new ways of controlling insects and pests – has been sold for $160 million (£103 million) to a US synthetic biology company....

MenB vaccination programme launched  

September 1, 2015
A new vaccination programme has been launched today which offers children protection against meningococcal group B (MenB) infection. MenB vaccination – added to the NHS Childhood Immunisation Programme in England...

‘Trojan Horse’ of immune system revealed

August 28, 2015
Human cells use viruses as a ‘Trojan Horse’ to transport a messenger that encourages the immune system to fight the viral infection. A research team at Oxford University studied the...

Highest-energy neutrino ever detected

August 27, 2015
  Physicists at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, located at the South Pole, have measured the highest energy neutrinos ever recorded. An international research team led by the University Wisconsin-Madison used...

Ultrasound speeds up skin recovery

August 26, 2015
Scientists have discovered that ultrasound treatment can accelerate the healing process of skin wounds. Using ultrasound vibrations, a research team at the University of Sheffield found they could simulate regeneration...

Planetary rings resolve maths mystery

August 24, 2015
Scientists have discovered that planetary rings such as those orbiting Saturn have a universally similar particle size distribution. By using mathematical models, an international team of scientists led by the...

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