Eunice Foote, John Tyndall and the greenhouse effect
A proven link could be shown not just between carbon-dioxide and global warming, but between human activity and climate change
Pet owners advised to practise social distancing with animals
But veterinary authorities say there is no evidence of animal to human transmission
Experimental drug raises hopes of a treatment for memory loss
Potential treatment includes mental impairments that often afflict those with depression and Alzheimer’s disease
Public's grasp of basic scientific facts is shaky
A push to dispel suspicions of things such as pesticides has had little effect
Learn another language and keep your brain fit
Multilingualism has social, cognitive and wellbeing advantages for people of all ages
Step-counting apps could be harming users, scientist claims
Leading researcher says devices are driving people to chase over-ambitious goals
Obesity affects perception of distance, research finds
Tests show that heavier people can see objects as being twice as far away as slim people
New saliva test could diagnose cancer in 10 minutes
Early results show ‘liquid biopsy’ has ‘near-perfect’ accuracy, scientists claim
Air pollution ‘kills more than 5.5m people a year’
Most of the deaths occur in China and India, two of the world’s fastest-growing economies
William Reville: Activists are wrong about GM food and Chernobyl
When it comes to the safety of GM crops and the effects of the Chernobyl disaster, environmental campaigners ignore the facts
Rote learning is failing science students
Opinion: Problem-solving, creativity and experimentation are crucial tools of the trade
Scientist concerned over ‘CIA’ weather weapon query
Concern raised over use of climate-altering technologies as potential weapons
Warning of 21st century digital dark age
‘We are nonchalantly throwing all of our data into what could become an information black hole without realising it’
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