An anti-toxin that protects against ricin poisoning is to move into production for the first time. It is the result of eight years of work by researchers at the Defence Science and Technology...
European astronomers announced they had found 32 new planets orbiting stars outside our solar system and said on Monday they believe their find means that 40 percent or more of Sun-like stars have...
U.S. researchers have discovered antiviral proteins in cells that naturally fight off influenza infections, a finding that may lead to better ways to make vaccines and protect people against the flu.
Comets from outer space may have created Earth"s atmosphere – not volcanoes spewing out gases from deep within the planet according to the previous theories.

A map designed to show the predicted effects of a 4C rise in global average temperature has been unveiled by the UK government.

Bees see the world almost five times faster than humans, according to new research from scientists at Queen Mary, University of London. This gives bumble-bees the fastest colour vision of all...
There"s no denying that people need calcium for strong, healthy bones. But new research from North Carolina State University suggests that not getting enough calcium in the earliest days of life...

University students have developed a computer game that is operated by eye movements, which could allow people with severe physical disabilities to become "gamers" for the first time.