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Benefits & risks
Backstage science
Work & power
The glitz and glamour of the Oscars is over for another year. But the work of...
Three Parents
Reproduction
Newcastle scientists recently created a human embryo with three separate parents. The...
Bulb danger
Energy transfer
Poisonous mercury from low energy light bulbs is a risk to users, says a recent...
Biodiesel
Fuels
UK fuel prices have reached all time highs. The EU and US hope biofuels will prevent...
Sea tubes to solve climate crisis?
Atmosphere & climate change
The media are full of doom and gloom about climate change. Scientists are usually...
Poo power or nuclear power?
Energy resources
Poo is always of interest to the school population - and here it is as a potential...
Pump Wars
Energy resources
We are facing an energy crisis. Fossil fuels are running out. Until now, cars have run...
The future in your genes
Inheritance of characteristics
Scientists have discovered genes linked to some of Britain's most common diseases. ...
Bionic arm moved by brain waves
Nervous system
Claudia Mitchell has become the first woman in the world to be fitted with a...
Here comes the sun
Generating electricity
Last month was the hottest April in the UK since records began. Could all this extra...
New deal for diabetics
Hormones
Daily insulin jabs could soon be a thing of the past for diabetics. The first British...
Our atmosphere: the hottest investment on the Planet!
Atmospheric pollution
We have all got used to economic growth. Companies sell more, and we earn more to buy...
Top 10 polluted cities
Human impacts
In the developed world, industrial pollution is little more than occasional worry. The...
Wireless
Electromagnetic radiation
Over a hundred years ago, Tesla experimented with long-range wireless energy transfer,...
Nuclear power: the great debate
Generating electricity
As fossil fuel prices rocket and arguments about global warming become ever more...
