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The latest science news from areas such as physics, chemistry, biology and health, along with the ever expanding field of materials science and space exploration.

Chasing strangeness with a hybrid ring imaging Cherenkov detector

Professor Fatiha Benmokhtar is conducting experiments using hybrid Ring Imaging Cherenkov detectors to investigate the proton’s structure.

The Department of Animal Biosciences: A global leader in research and education on agricultural and companion animals

The Department of Animal Biosciences underpins the ethical and sustainable production of animal products and care of companion animals.

Positioning Europe as a key hub for life sciences

Explore the Strategy for European Life Sciences and its aims to accelerate Europe’s leadership in the life sciences sector.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 global targets designed to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all by 2030. Our latest science news includes updates from organisations looking to tackle Goal 4 and Goal 17.

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Tackling the big data challenge of particle physics experiments

A team of UK scientists are developing software to utilise big data sets collected from particle physics experiments, particularly those at the Large Hadron Collider.

Effects of radioactive microparticles found in animal experiments

Dr Masaharu Hoshi, Professor Emeritus at Hiroshima University’s Peace Center, discusses the results gained thus far from an experiment which has shown the specific effects of radioactive microparticles.

High-energy cosmic neutrinos are born by quasars

Physicists have discovered that all high-energy cosmic neutrinos are born by quasars – galactic nuclei that contain supermassive black holes.

Scientists biosynthesise magnetic nanoparticles using bacteria

Researchers have biosynthesised magnetic nanoparticles using bacteria, a process that will become essential to biomedicine and biotechnology.

Independent scientific research agency will fund high-risk, high-reward research in UK

New independent scientific research agency will fund high-risk, high-reward research in order to support new discoveries in the UK.

Facing new computing challenges in high energy physics experiments

Professor Xavier Vilasis-Cardona explains why computer scientists are so important to the future of high energy physics experiments.

Footage of a DNA helix shows it dancing inside the cell

Researchers at universities in Yorkshire have developed videos based on high-resolution images of a DNA helix, allowing us to see ‘dancing DNA’ for the first time.

University at Buffalo’s high energy physics research

Professor Avto Kharchilava reports on University at Buffalo's involvement in high energy physics research, including joining CERN’s CMS Collaboration, measurements of SM processes and searches for BSM phenomena.

Studying bacteria to understand the functionality of DNA-repair proteins

The University of Gothenburg’s Dr Björn Burmann explains how his team’s research into bacteria is providing new insights into the functionality of DNA-repair proteins.

Metal-free porous carbons: innovations for energy and environmental applications

Professor Conchi O Ania, Research Director of CNRS at CEMHTI, discusses the possibilities of metal-free porous carbons in energy and environmental applications.

Success in particle physics: ‘We are here to understand how nature works’

Caltech’s Professor Harvey Newman discusses his success in particle physics and provides a view to the future of the field.

St. John’s Wort can be used as active catalyst in green chemistry

Scientists have used dried St. John's Wort flowers as an catalyst in green chemistry applications, specifically photochemical reactions.

New evidence of Higgs boson decay at CERN

Physicists from the ATLAS Collaboration have discovered evidence of the Higgs boson decaying to a low-mass dilepton system and a photon.

Aerosols cause increased cloud formation in the Arctic worsening climate warming

Scientists now believe that cloud formation in the arctic, caused by iodine aerosols, worsens climate warming in the region.

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