scientific research

Scientists are gene-editing tomatoes.

Genetically modified tomatoes contain more vitamin D, say scientists

Nighttime solar could revolutionise renewable energy

Scientists one step closer to capturing nighttime solar power

Central Park, New York

New York City's Central Park is now a 'lab' to study climate change

Scientific research ship, Marion DuFresne near the Crozet Islands

The only inhabitants of this unknown territory are climate scientists

Are facing a global sand crisis?

The planet is facing a ‘global sand crisis’ - should we be worried?

Polar explorers Peter Boyle and Dr Natasha Behrendorff celebrate their engagement in Antarctica

Meet the polar explorers who fell in love across a frozen continent

14/02/2022

A hippo leans out the water to do its famous wheeze honk

Decoding ‘hippo honks’ could help prevent human-animal conflict

25/01/2022

Jumping spiders are flamboyant creatures covered in greens and reds.

Bright red spider discovered as colourblind, in a cruel twist of fate

17/01/2022

Giant millipedes once roamed the UK, say scientists.

Giant millipedes ‘as big as cars’ once roamed the UK, experts find

10/01/2022

Seaweed could provide the answer to future food shortages

These vitamin-rich ocean plants could be the answer to food shortages

15/11/2021

A drone shot of a kelp forest in California

Kelp forests: The resurgence of nature’s climate change mitigator

11/10/2021

Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann share the Nobel Prize for physics

How these Nobel Prize winning scientists foresaw climate change

07/10/2021

A pod of humpback whales off the coast of Brisbane, Australia

Forget Tinder! This is how humpback whales find love

06/10/2021

Spider webs can make music

Scientists discover spiders can make music with their webs

15/04/2021

A small duiker captured in South Africa

First ever images of mysterious ‘Walter's duiker’ captured in the wild

07/04/2021

Transparent wood could be a vital part of building sustainable housing.

Transparent wood is here and it could be the future of eco-housing

29/03/2021

Butterfly populations are on the decline

Shade could be key to saving future generations of butterflies

28/09/2020

Scientists in the US and Australia have found a way to 'upconvert' infrared light into energy.

Invisible light can now be harnessed for solar power

21/07/2020

Double sided solar panels that follow the sun are cheaper and more efficient.

Double sided solar panels have arrived and they’re 35% more effective

05/06/2020