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UK scientists benefit from interstellar bounty

Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Jan 2006

K scientists will be among the first in the world to examine samples of the comet Wild 2 when a NAS…

A blooming success

Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Dec 2005

Researchers have developed a novel way of recycling old mobile phones – by burying them and turning…

So, exactly how does Santa Claus do it?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Dec 2005

Well, it is that time of year again. Christmas may not feel like the most scientific of seasons but…

The first laboratory News sudoku winner is announced!

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Dec 2005

After a great response, the first Laboratory News sudoku winner is chosen

New discovery beats off anthrax

Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 Nov 2005

A recent discovery which stops anthrax in its tracks will aid preparations for possible terrorist a…

Cool harmonies

Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 Nov 2005

Far from being silent, floating mountains of the Antarctic and Arctic, scientists have shown that i…

Are science experiments in schools on the way out?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 Nov 2005

Science experiments in schools are being squeezed out, threatening the UK’s economic competitivenes…

FameLab gives science the x-factor

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Nov 2005

FameLab – dubbed the science world’s equivalent of Pop Idol – has been launched to discover the new…

Security risk not enough to axe peer reveiw

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Nov 2005

Peer review of scientific evidence can’t be bypassed - even when national security is at risk

Extreme universe uncovered by cosmic rays

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Nov 2005

A unique observatory in a remote location in Argentina is starting to unravel the mysteries of High…

A hot bed of fungal spores

Evoluted New Media | Added: 31 Oct 2005

If, at the end of a hard day you enjoy slipping into your bed for a good nights sleep, then beware …

Sun-like star gives up orbiting planet

Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Oct 2005

Astronomers have unveiled what they think is the first picture of a planet around a normal star sim…

Nobel Prize awards announced

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Oct 2005

The Nobel Prizes for chemistry, physics and physiology or medicine have been awarded this week for …

Are glowing gonads the key to beating malaria?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Oct 2005

Scientists have genetically modified male mosquitoes to express a glowing protein in their gonads, …

Ig Nobel Prizes awarded

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Oct 2005

If you didn’t pick up a Nobel Prize, then take heart…

fish sees ancient world in technicolour

Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Oct 2005

The Australian lungfish - one of the world’s oldest fishes - may have better colour vision than hum…

Visions of science winners chosen

Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Sep 2005

The winners of the 2005 Novartis and The Daily Telegraph photographic awards - visions of science -…

Asthma and allergy cure a step closer

Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Sep 2005

Scientists are one step closer to finding a cure for asthma and allergic reactions after the struct…

Physics for all!

Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Sep 2005

A new scheme offering students up to £1000 a year to study physics has been opened by the Institute…

Motorway forces lab move

Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Sep 2005

A family firm that has weathered the depression, two World Wars and the rapidly-changing nature of …