Science that makes you laugh? Canadian engineers win Ig Nobel Technology Prize for 3D ‘necroprinting’ with mosquitoes
Our research at McGill University recently won the 2026 Ig Nobel Technology Prize for demonstrating…
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UK Statement at the High-level Plenary Meeting to Address the Existential Threats Posed by Sea-level Rise
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption of the UN Declaration on Sea-Level Rise, and thanks…
A new venomous British snake? Why there’s no need to panic
Great Britain has always been thought to be home to a single venomous snake species,…
Trump and Xi face an AI security dilemma – but face-to-face diplomacy could be a start in mitigating it
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s Washington summit has been billed as a discussion of major…
Recruitment begins for 600 future medical researchers – UKRI
Fourteen MRC Doctoral Landscape Awards (DLA) will support over 200 researchers a year for the next…
Can you lend me a hand? Researchers are developing wearable robotic limbs
How many times have you asked someone to hold open a door while carrying something,…
New UK support to help millions of women gain greater choice over pregnancy and access better maternal healthcare
New UK investment will help avert 14 million unintended pregnancies and prevent more than 35,000…
Finding homes for whales and dolphins when parks like Marineland Canada close isn’t easy – a biologist explains why sea sanctuaries aren’t the answer
When Marineland Canada in Niagara Falls, Ontario, closed in September 2024, it had no regular…
Sharks often swim across national borders. Our conservation efforts must travel with them
Almost 11,000 kilometres. That’s how far one white shark swam while travelling from South Africa…
Earth’s tides are shaped by more than the Moon. And they’re changing as the planet warms
In some parts of the world, the sea barely rises and falls with the tides.…