Jul 05, 2011
The worm that turned
A University of Leeds researcher has drawn inspiration from biology to build a giant robotic worm that can wiggle its way around obstacles....
Jul 01, 2011
Culture influences people’s response to climate change
How people choose to consume resources and use contraception influences their responses to climate change, according to a team of psychologists....
Jun 30, 2011
Click chemistry creates new ‘stealth’ DNA links
Scientists at the University of Southampton have pioneered a chemical method of linking DNA strands that is tolerated by living organisms....
Jun 29, 2011
Studying solar wind
An international team of scientists, including Dr Chris Coath from the University of Bristol, have measured oxygen isotopes in solar wind, captured by...
Jun 28, 2011
Will new drugs block hepatitis C virus in its tracks?
Targeted multi-drug treatments for hepatitis C patients that could stop the virus in its tracks have come a step closer, thanks to researchers at the ...
Jun 28, 2011
Poverty is a complex issue
There is no simple or unambigious connection between population growth and poverty, according to Vigdis Broch-Due. Her research in northern Kenya ques...
Jun 27, 2011
Night owls’ habits linked to depression in older men
Men who have difficulty falling asleep are at greater risk of depression than those who nod off easily, researchers have found....
Jun 24, 2011
Mantis shrimp eye could improve high-definition CDs, DVDs
The eye of the peacock mantis shrimp has led an international team of researchers to develop a two-part waveplate that could improve CD, DVD, blu-ray ...
Jun 24, 2011
Healthy eating, activity and sleep needed to curb childhood obesity
Limiting television and other media use, encouraging infants and children in preschool and child care to be more physically active, and requiring chil...
