Sci-tech How will the new intelligent breed of ROVs benefit us? How will the new intelligent breed of remote-operated vehicles (ROVs) benefit us?
Sci-tech Date and authenticate music and art using infrared light A new infrared process developed by German researchers is helping scientists in Berlin work out where and when pieces of music and art were created 10/08/2016
Sci-tech Why Kenya's new railway makes way for the Elephant A veterinarian with a tranquiliser gun is the only hunter in this Kenyan wildlife reserve. The quarry is a female elephant in Tsavo National Park 08/08/2016
Sci-tech Turning mosquitos against themselves in the Zika virus war A recent study from Brazil claims that genetically modified mosquitoes can be used in the fight against an insect that spreads Zika and other 10/07/2016
Sci-tech Could polio be eradicated by 2018? Poliomyelitis – or polio – could be gone by 2018, according to the latest data from the World Health Organisation. Only seven cases have been 20/04/2016
Sci-tech How old is the Bible? Archaelogists ignite the heated debate by suggesting the holy book might date from much further back in history 18/04/2016
Sci-tech Is there anyone out there? Tiny 'nanocraft' could explore space A tiny wafer piece of technology could be the future face of interstellar exploration. The so-called “nanocraft” contains cameras, photon thrusters 14/04/2016
Sci-tech South Korean researchers develop a smart patch for diabetes Most diabetics need a finger prick test several times a day to determine whether their blood sugar level is under control. But the developers of this 13/04/2016
Sci-tech Large Hadron Collider back in business It’s time for celebration after a three-month break for maintenance. The largest particle accelerator in the world is back in business. This time 07/04/2016
Sci-tech Striking strokes with electrical brain stimulation Research shows evidence that electrical brain stimulation improves the recovery of stroke patients. 31/03/2016
Sci-tech "Sistine chapel" of Medieval Christian art opens in Rome It has taken 30 years of loving restoration to save the early Christian art of the 6th century Basilica di Santa Maria Antiqua in Rome. Nestling at 30/03/2016
Sci-tech Solar panels take to the water as new farms flourish Europe’s largest floating solar farm is ready to switch on. Built on a reservoir, (the Queen Elizabeth II), near Heathrow airport in Britain, the 28/03/2016
Sci-tech The consequences of global warming on glaciers and sea levels Last month was the hottest February ever recorded. Attributed to human-caused global warming, this is a constant trend and consequences can be seen 24/03/2016
Sci-tech Doomsday Vault ensures a failsafe backup for the world's seeds What would we do for food in the event of a global disaster, such as climate change or nuclear war? Well that’s where the Svalbard Global Seed Vault 14/03/2016
Sci-tech ExoMars set for imminent launch to Red Planet Was there ever life on the red planet? That is one of the major scientific questions of our time, and the European Space Agency is searching for an 08/03/2016
Sci-tech Elephants told to buzz off in South Africa national park Elephants enjoy a good marula fruit as much as anyone. But at the Kruger National Park in South Africa their love of marula is becoming something of 07/03/2016
Sci-tech Red squirrels could disappear, warn conservationists Conservationists in Scotland are watching the march of the grey squirrel northward with considerable alarm. They believe the red squirrel, indigenous 25/02/2016
Sci-tech ESA's Sentinel programme watches the world to keep us safe The European Space Agency-developed satellite Sentinel-3A, recently launched from Plesetsk in Russia, has started its in-orbit Earth observation in 18/02/2016