Plaid Cymru plans to share wind farm profits with local people – here’s how that idea has been tried elsewhere
When wind turbines rise above a Welsh hillside, who should benefit financially? Plaid Cymru’s Rhun…
Why are some stars always visible while others come and go with the seasons?
As a space scientist, every time I go outside with my family, I tell my…
Billions of dollars, decades of progress spent eliminating devastating diseases may be lost with undoing of USAID
In Greek mythology, King Sisyphus was condemned by the god Zeus to spend eternity rolling…
Wasps and frogs keep evolving a crucial pain molecule in their venom. Now we know why
The next time you stub your toe, get pricked with a needle, or have your…
The US just torpedoed an Iranian ship. Here’s why this old tech is hard to defend against
A US submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the southern coast of Sri…
I study why zebrafish larva prefer to circle left or right, to understand how and why human brains encode right- and left-handedness
Being right- or left-handed is a familiar fact about yourself you likely don’t think about…
Will AI drones, robots and wearable sensors revolutionize workplace safety?
Around 60 per cent of Canadian employees can expect their job to be transformed through…
New fossil reveals the weird ‘tooth cushions’ of an apex predator from 425 million years ago
Roughly 425 million years ago, in the warm seas over what is now southern China,…
That cosy candle? It’s also polluting the air you’re breathing
During the winter months, when days are short and cold and nights are long and…
Are heroes born or made? Role models and training can prepare ordinary people to take heroic action
Three young Americans – Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos and Spencer Stone – successfully tackled a…