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Foot-and-mouth lab 'ineffective' says review

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Apr 2008

It was “creeping degradation of standards” at the Institute for Animal Health’s Pirbright laborator…

Mobile camera developers snap up commercial prize

Evoluted New Media | Added: 31 Mar 2008

Four researchers from the University of Edinburgh, who all played a key role in the development of …

UK company aids fire service with positioning system

Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Mar 2008

The Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service has joined forces with the Research and Technology lab of Tha…

Researchers target rusty worms

Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Mar 2008

Researchers have found that the way we transport iron through our blood stream can malfunction and …

New light source given go ahead

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Mar 2008

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) have given the go ahead for a project to devel…

New research reveals our flock mentality

Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Mar 2008

Have you ever arrived somewhere and wondered how you got there? Scientists at the University of Lee…

Microbes hold key to climate change

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Mar 2008

We might think we control the climate but unless we harness the powers of our microbial co-habitant…

Listen up - our hearing is perfect for a cocktail party

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Mar 2008

Ever managed to isolate what a particular person is saying while simultaneously ignoring what anoth…

ET targeted for a spot of consumerism

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Mar 2008

First came unmanned probes then a dog, and then the space race’s crowning achievement – man. Now - …

World's strongest creature harbours colour change secret

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Mar 2008

Not only is the aptly named Hercules Beetle the strongest creature in the world, capable of lifting…

Ol' blue eyes is back

Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Mar 2008

New research suggests that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor.

Diamond synchrotron preserves Tudor war ship

Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Mar 2008

Cutting edge synchrotron technology generating light beams 10 billion times brighter than the sun a…

UK students create a STORM in space

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Mar 2008

An instrument designed and developed by research students at the University of Southampton has visi…

Sprouts can damage ecosystem

Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Mar 2008

Children and greenfly may have something else in common apart from being little pests – neither is …

Climate change could spark insect invasion

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Mar 2008

Insatiable insects will feast upon plants and crops if temperatures warm and atmospheric carbon dio…

Portable gadgets get boost from knees up

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Mar 2008

For those among us that are fond of the odd gadget, but don’t want to waste time charging them at h…

Cure for common cold step closer thanks to sniffling mice

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Mar 2008

Scientists have been able to recreate rhinovirus infection – which is behind most common colds – in…

Dark matter could remain hidden

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Mar 2008

Astronomers at the University of St Andrews have taken a new approach to describe dark matter and e…

Are hybrid cars blocking truly green alternatives

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Mar 2008

French researchers believe that focusing efforts on hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) that run on bot…

Submarine scientists have whale of a time

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Mar 2008

Scientists from San Diego State University and the University of California have been investigating…