The GM potato war
Colin Barras explains the latest row triggered by genetic modification
23 Nov 2007
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Science of the bleedin' obvious
There are many projects that pass unnoticed, when they deserve a mention because they reassure us that science does not hold all the answers: we can work out plenty of things for ourselves without the help of mathematics, fancy experiments or expensive equipment.
23 Nov 2007
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Cell transplant hope for blood diseases
Thousands of patients with ailments such as multiple sclerosis and sickle cell disease are given new hope today that cells transplants could offer a more effective way to treat them, writes Roger Highfield.
22 Nov 2007
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Relative wealth 'makes you happier'
A brain scan study has shown that no matter how wealthy you are, money is most rewarding if you have relatively poor friends, peers and colleagues, writes Roger Highfield.
22 Nov 2007
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Antidepressant may hold key to long life
An antidepressant drug has been found to boost lifespan by around 30 per cent by tricking the brain to thinking it is starving, writes Roger Highfield.
22 Nov 2007
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Surfer Dude's Theory of Everything - The Movie
Hollywood is now chasing the "surfer dude," who last week electrified the scientific community with his theory of everything, so that his extraordinary story can be told in a movie.
21 Nov 2007
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Thousand-mile mudslide found off Africa
The mother of all mudslides has been found by scientists, extending along the seabed for around 1000 miles from the coast of northwest Africa, writes Roger Highfield.
21 Nov 2007
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Technology goes bling with silicon gems
This is the ultimate in high tech bling: artificial gems of dazzling colour and variety created with a technology that was originally developed for the telecoms industry, writes Roger Highfield.
21 Nov 2007
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Babies 'can tell friend from foe'
Babies as young as six months old are able to tell friend from foe, according to a study that suggests our sense of right and wrong develops long before formal teaching, writes Roger Highfield.
21 Nov 2007
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Rivers turning brown - back to natural state
Britain's steams and lakes are twice as brown as they were two decades ago because they are returning to their pre industrial revolution colour, according to a new study.
21 Nov 2007
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As part of the Telegraph's home experiments series, Nobel prizewinner Sir Tim Hunt suggested we test the idea that the antibiotics in egg white will stop it going rotten. Here, thanks to time lapse technology, is what happened to egg white over more than 50 days.
Cambodia's Angkor Wat, the largest urban sprawl on the planet in medieval times was in fact 10 times bigger than previously thought, rivalling the size of Greater London |
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