World All in the mind? The role of neuroscience in education There is no agreement on whether studying the way the brain works can help improve educational outcomes, but the discussion is a hot topic amongst 14/11/2014
futuris Watching for bubbles: storing CO2 at sea Is it possible to safely dispose of excess CO2 by storing it deep in the seabed? And what would be the effect on the ecosystem if this practise was 10/11/2014
futuris Do you know: what's a bubble-box? Well, not just a video-game. A marine biologist from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in Germany dives deep into a brand new secret 10/11/2014
futuris Longer life for damaged livers Three years ago the lives of Andrew Ryan and his family changed forever when he was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. His health deteriorated so 03/11/2014
futuris Do you know: can we boost injured livers? Can chemistry & electronics add up to offer hope for chronic liver disease patients? And how? A top biochemist from Newcastle University provides 03/11/2014
USA World's first 3D stomach grown in labs Scientists at Cincinnati’s Children’s Hospital say they have used stem cells to create a stomach in the lab. The 3D creations will be used to study 30/10/2014
futuris Tsunami alert The ocean can be ruthless and unpredictable. Tsunamis strike without warning, taking thousands of lives. How can we spot an approaching wave in time 27/10/2014
futuris Do you know: can you run away from a tsunami? Alessandro Annunziato, Head of European Crisis Management Laboratory, JRC: Very big tsunami are very dangerous, because they can create waves and 27/10/2014
futuris Building houses with bacteria Houses of the future could be partially built with bacteria. It sounds like science fiction but researchers involved in an EU-backed project in 20/10/2014
futuris Do you know: can bacteria build houses? A skyscraper built up with the help of bacteria cells? An Irish sustainable design consultant explains what we can expect -and what we can’t – from 20/10/2014
Indonesia Sulawesi caves show art may be older than ever Anthropologists are popping their corks around the planet over the discovery of new cave paintings where few were expecting it. The latest 09/10/2014
futuris Picking your moments: the science behind foraging in forests Forests are not just a source of timber; mushrooms, berries, nuts and other gifts of nature play an important role in the bio-economy of forest 06/10/2014
futuris Breathing forest: assessing climate change impact on Earth's lungs Forests are the green lungs of our planet. During the day, trees absorb carbon dioxide and produce the oxygen we need to breathe. But at night, the 22/09/2014
futuris Do you know: how are we killing the forests? Did we push our planet into a vicious cycle that kills the forests, destroying our vital source of breathable air? Carsten Gruening, a climate change 22/09/2014
musica All in the mind: musical and scientific quest to understand improvisation Crouched over their keyboards, the intensity of the moment etched on their faces, two pianists give a free-flowing, improvised performance in a 04/09/2014
Norway Northern Lights: watch live online Aurora Borealis footage for free Tourists pay thousands of euros for a front row seat at one of nature’s most incredible spectacles – the Northern Lights. But from Saturday, August 22/08/2014
Russia Scientists baffled by two new holes discovered in Siberia Scientists are investigating two new giant holes that have been discovered in Siberia. Experts are perplexed as to what may have caused the finds 29/07/2014
Austria Felix Baumgartner: The man who fell to Earth Interview Felix Baumgartner is the world’s most famous skydiver, a daring athlete and explorer of the extreme who jumped to Earth from the edge of 11/07/2014
United Kingdom Breakthrough in developing blood test for Alzheimer's disease Scientists in Britain say they have made an important breakthrough in attempts to develop a test for Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at King’s 08/07/2014
United Kingdom A revolution in the world of dentistry The dreaded dentist’s drill may soon become a relic of the past as a new technique to treat tooth decay emerges. Researchers at King’s College in 18/06/2014
futuris A second chance for injured brains Jouni Salmenjaakko, once a busy executive manager, now spends all his time with his family at their home in Turku in southern Finland. Brain injuries 09/06/2014
futuris Do you know: do injured brains dream? What happens to brains suffering from traumatic injuries during sleep? Are they subject to more nightmares? Or do their dreams simply stop 09/06/2014
USA 'Grandfather of ecstasy' Alexander 'Sasha' Shulgin dies at 88 The man known as the “Grandfather of ecstasy”, Alexander ‘Sasha’ Shulgin, died aged 88 on June 2 after a battle with liver cancer, according to 03/06/2014
USA Study of 12,000-year-old skeleton sheds light on origins of first Americans The discovery of a 12,000-year-old skeleton has helped clear up a problem that has long puzzled scientists – the origins of the first 16/05/2014
futuris From crab shells to raw materials Crab is a culinary delicacy most of which ends up in the bin. In this edition of Futuris we look at the uses can we find for the hundreds of 12/05/2014
futuris Flower power Most of the plants on our planet are still a mystery to science, to a large extent as the chemical composition of most species has never been fully 14/04/2014
