Food fraudsters have found myriad ways to trick shoppers – from cheap horsemeat sold as beef to conventional apples labelled as organic.
Aug 24, 2020
The division of the Earth’s surface into seven major mobile plates is fundamental to our planet’s uniqueness, creating a habitable environment and possibly the conditions under which life itself originated.
Aug 4, 2020
Dr Chaix fitted hundreds of Parisians with portable air pollution sensors, GPS and other continuous monitoring devices to understand the health impact of various segments of their commutes.
Jul 6, 2020
‘You can see the cell ball up and die,’ said Professor Kevin Foster from the University of Oxford, UK.
Jun 23, 2020
Her team uses statistical physics to model the human immune system and try and predict how it will behave.
Jun 16, 2020
Hippocrates described them as ‘masses of terrors,’ while French physicians in the 18th century labelled them as ‘vapours’ and ‘melancholia.’ Nowadays we know…
Jun 15, 2020
He ran a project called GHG that looked at how best to collectively protect and promote health in a globalised world, and says that coronavirus should be tackled not just as a health emergency but as an economic and development crisis too.
Jun 4, 2020
Nature has spent millions of years evolving answers to problems. It has come up with ingenious solutions to build strong structures, harvest energy and produce iridescent colours.
May 28, 2020
As the world population grows, it will be a challenge to meet everyone’s nutritional needs with traditional sources of protein.
May 12, 2020
Wild bees are major pollinators of crops in Europe such as peas, beans and oilseed rape.
Apr 27, 2020
The study, which is not peer reviewed, was part of a project called EXHAUSTION, which is examining how heat and air pollution affects public health, considering global warming and anticipated temperature rises in Europe.
Apr 22, 2020
The discovery of one virus, two colonies was made by Professor Christian Drosten, the virologist who collaborated on the first diagnostic test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus outside of China.
Apr 20, 2020
The pandemic has now led to roughly half the world’s population being ordered by their governments to stay at home.
Apr 17, 2020
The average drug takes 12 years to be approved for widespread use, from testing in the lab.
Apr 14, 2020
