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Science
Science of the bleedin' obvious
News headlines are usually dominated by science that makes us think about how we live, about our fragile world and our humble place in the universe.
08 Mar 2008
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Grand Canyon is 17 million years old
The Grand Canyon began to form at least 17 million years ago, according to a study that comes in the wake of more than a century of debate about the history of this remarkable crack in the Earth. By Roger Highfield.
06 Mar 2008
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Potential vaccine for flesh eating bacteria
A new kind of vaccine to protect against the bacteria that cause Strep infections, which afflict more than 600 million people each year and kill 400,000, could be available within five years in the wake of an advance reported today. By Roger Highfield.
06 Mar 2008
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British sense of fair play proven by science
The British sense of fair play has been scientifically proven by experiments held in 16 cities which show that, by comparison, the Russians and Greeks thirst for revenge. Roger Highfield reports.
06 Mar 2008
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Sea cucumbers to help fix brains
The extraordinary properties of the skin of a sea cucumber, which can switch from stiff to floppy, or vice versa, have been recreated in a new super-material, writes Roger Highfield.
06 Mar 2008
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Soaking potatoes 'cuts cancer risk'
Soaking potatoes in water before frying them can cut levels of a potentially cancer-causing chemical by 50 per cent, according to a new study.
06 Mar 2008
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Dirty bombs too easy to make, experts warn
Fears about terrorists obtaining enough nuclear material to make a "dirty bomb" have prompted leading experts to call for a detailed inventory of nuclear materials to be established as a matter of urgency.
06 Mar 2008
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The prospect that the King Penguin will become extinct as a result of climate warming is rising inexorably, scientists say |
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