UK announces £6m humanitarian drought response funding to Somalia
At Villa Somalia, the Minister was hosted by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Discussions focussed on the rapidly…
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Burned out by smartphones, young people are choosing flip phones, cameras and MP3 players instead
Alarm clocks, maps, books, flashlights, watches, radios, MP3 players, Palm Pilots, remote controls, cameras, handheld…
Why are safety concerns being raised inside Porton Down, Britain’s nerve centre of chemical and biological research?
When the UK’s offensive chemical and biological weapons programmes were terminated in the 1950s, work…
Living in space can change where your brain sits in your skull – new research
Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from…
Update on the procurement for Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) Pilot
Today’s announcement is an exciting step towards launching the DIGIT issuance, a key pillar of…
meet the researchers who’ve interviewed 130 Bigfoot hunters
It was the image that launched a cultural icon. In 1967, in the northern Californian…
For $40, you can name a star for your Valentine. But it won’t mean much
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, romance is in the air. And what could be…
Deep-sea fish larvae rewrite the rules of how eyes can be built
The deep sea is cold, dark and under immense pressure. Yet life has found a…
Russia’s escalating attacks on Ukrainian civilians violate international humanitarian law: UK statement to the OSCE
Thank you, Madam Chair. The Security Dialogue this morning was based on the OSCE’s Code…
RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome − scientists are sequencing it to illuminate human health and disease
Although there are striking differences between the cells that make up your eyes, kidneys, brain…