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Analysis confirms artistic history

March 15, 2007
The Renaissance - a period in history largely attributed with the birth of modern science - and now, the most modern science has been able to settle an artistic debate...

Nanotech must go green to stay ahead

March 13, 2007
For nanotechnology to move forward - scientists need to consider the advantages of “green” chemistry according to a leading US nanotechnologist.

Stressed? – You are not alone…

March 9, 2007
Humans seem to have a unique ability to suffer from stress – be it about health, job or money worries. However, now it appears that we are not alone.

Deep sea squid attacks at speed

March 7, 2007
Once thought to be a slumbering drifter of a beast, the first ever video footage of the deep-sea large squid show it to be a fast moving predator which uses...

MRI gives dementia early warning

March 7, 2007
New research suggests that Alzheimer’s disease could be detected several years before the symptoms start to manifest

Genetic discovery could mean new wine

March 7, 2007
By discovering the genetic difference between red and white grapes, an Australian team hope they can produce new varieties of grapes and ultimately new wines

The colourful demise of a star

March 6, 2007
A new image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope has shown the colourful demise of a star - a fate that awaits our own sun.

Cancer trigger from within

March 5, 2007
As evidence mounts that the body’s normally protective inflammation response can drive some precancerous tissues to become fully malignant, scientists think they may have found a trigger to this potentially...

Treasury reduces science funding

March 1, 2007
The HM Treasury has announced that the DTI is to have a reduction in budget of £68 million - and some of that will come out of money allocated to...

Hidden rings offer dark matter insight

February 25, 2007
The Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a never-before-seen optical alignment in space - a pair of glowing rings, one nestled inside the other like a bull’s-eye.

Dark matter is a bit of a wimp

February 16, 2007
Scientists are hopeful that the construction of a new telescope using the most energetic form of light will give them some answers to the puzzle of dark matter.

The medic within

February 12, 2007
A biologist has created a way to make bacteria in our own bodies produce medicine to treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

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