A drug-carrying capsule with a motor protects medicines from stomach acid and enzymes before releasing them in the small intestine
28/09/2022
Researchers have succeeded in making photosynthesis more efficient in soybean plants, in a major breakthrough that will mean less forest has to be cut down to make way for farms
18/08/2022
More than a million large-nose antelopes now roam the Kazakhstan steppe, a big rebound from the 130,000 animals left after a fatal bacterial disease killed half of the population
12/08/2022
CRISPR gene-editing trials for treating beta thalassemia and sickle cell disease are being extended to include people under the age of 12 after positive results in older people
16/06/2022
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration has released the first picture of our galaxy’s supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, and it’s just as predicted
12/05/2022
Blue-green algae, a type of cyanobacteria, set in a container on a windowsill powered a computer continuously for six months using photosynthesis
Sprinkling rock dust on fields could absorb 6 to 30 million tonnes of CO2 a year by 2050, according to a more realistic look at enhanced rock weathering's potential
25/04/2022
The system uses day-night temperature differences to extract water from the air while slightly increasing electricity generation by cooling solar panels
01/03/2022
Recycling rare earth elements from the ash left over from coal burning is cheaper, easier and more environmentally friendly than digging them out of mines
09/02/2022
As Scotland announces the building of 17 enormous wind farms off its coast, we look at the novel solutions for storing the electricity they will produce
20/01/2022
For the first time, grafting has been made to work in monocots, a type of plant including oats, wheats and bananas – and it might improve disease tolerance among these important crops
22/12/2021
Silk has been modified through the addition of nanoparticles to reflect 95 per cent of sunlight, which means the material stays extra cool on a hot day
08/11/2021
