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Mixed reaction as Brown pledges £6.3bn to science

April 4, 2007
The increase in the UK’s public science spending from £5 billion to £6.3 billion, as announced by the Chancellor last month in his budget, has been met with cautious optimism...

Polar year launched

March 27, 2007
Europe’s contribution to what has been called the “largest and most ambitious internationally coordinated scientific effort for 50 years” - the International Polar Year (IPY) - has been launched.

Putting their heart into it

March 23, 2007
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has announced the winners of its second annual science image competition - Reflections of Research.

Don’t rule out a spot of sun

March 20, 2007
We are all too familiar with the negative impacts of sun exposure on our skin, but now scientists think that we should also remember the benefits of catching a few...

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...

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