Health gemIf you do one thing this week... avoid cigarettes for your mouth bacteriaTue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
The keyring that can sequence DNASMALL PRINT: WE ARE all used to phones getting smaller and handier, but how about this: a device the size of a computer memory…Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Venom with a positive punchSome of nature’s deadliest substances are proving to be unusual sources for beneficial drugs and therapiesThu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
The great lunar land grabenSMALL PRINT: THE MOON shows signs of recent geological activity, according to a study from Nasa – although recent in this context…Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Health GemIf you do one thing this week.... make pancakes with a healthier twistTue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
Crafty plants time their defencesSMALL PRINT: FOR PLANTS, being rooted to the spot tends to restrict your options for getting away from creatures that want to…Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Why do we find a sense of humour desirable?THAT’S THE WHY: WOULD YOU be immediately attracted to someone who, by their own admission, had no sense of humour? Or might …Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Researchers aim to cut risk of cornea transplant rejectionRESEARCHERS IN Galway are developing a way to modify donor corneas before they are transplanted, with a view to reducing the …Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Mating song of old cricket recalledSMALL PRINT: IT’S INTRIGUING to see reconstructions from fossils of how animals looked in ages gone byThu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
An ocean of possibilities on MarsSMALL PRINT: COULD MARS have harboured an ocean?Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Avian-flu research silencedDEBATE HAS been heating up over whether details of lab-modified avian-flu viruses that appear to spread readily between mammals…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
What's that you heard?SMALL PRINT: BY ANALYSING patterns of electrical activity in the brain, researchers in the US have been able to reconstruct …Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Why are we so interested in gossip?THAT’S THE WHY: CAN YOU resist hearing a bit of gossip? When someone says they have a juicy morsel of news about another person…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Stem cells - where are we now?RESEARCH: STEM CELLS: two small words that can invoke enormous hype, hope and sometimes confusion.Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Origin of a 'speed gene' in horsesA ‘SPEED GENE’ in thoroughbred horses can be traced back to a single British mare that lived in the United Kingdom around 300…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
A trick of the light?WHEN INTENSE light shines into your eye your pupils typically reduce in size automatically to help protect the retina at the …Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Why can dogs walk on cold ground?THAT’S THE WHY: When I was growing up, it struck me that our dogs never minded running around in the snowTue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Serving up healthy tipsWeight gain can creep up on you. Holiday splurges, overeating and a lack of exercise can add inches to your waistlineTue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Health GemIF YOU DO ONE THING THIS WEEK... Get to know your weight measurementTue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Small PrintSubterranean snack attack FEELING PECKISH? A plant species in Brazil has an interesting strategy for getting food: it snares…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Why does cold weather help cold and flu viruses?THAT’S THE WHY: “Wrap up or you’ll catch your deathTue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
Banishing the office bluesSMALLPRINT: ARE YOU FEELING a bit glum about being back in an office after the Christmas break and commuting to and from work…Thu Jan 05 2012 - 00:00
A new spin on silk productionSMALLPRINT: SILK HAS LONG been a prized material for textiles, and can be used in surgery for suturesThu Jan 05 2012 - 00:00
Why do we have fine hair on our bodies?THAT’S THE WHY: We are not overly hairy creatures – at least compared with non-human primates – but we still have fine hairs…Tue Jan 03 2012 - 00:00
Major scientific discoveries of 2011Exoplanets ahoy In January, Nasa’s Kepler spacecraft spotted the smallest exoplanet to dateFri Dec 30 2011 - 00:00
Health GemIf you do one things this week.... keep safe over the festive seasonTue Dec 27 2011 - 00:00
A weird and wonderful world of discoveryHAVE YOU ever read about a piece of health- related research and wondered what on Earth possessed anyone to ask that question…Tue Dec 27 2011 - 00:00
Weird and wonderful finds from the world of 'regular' scienceSMALLPRINT: THIS YEAR saw plenty of big science stories: the hunt for the Higgs, speedy neutrinos and space missions kept tongues…Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
That's the WhyWhy is there a myth that we we lose most of our body heat through our heads?Tue Dec 20 2011 - 00:00
Deep blue seaMARINE LIFE: WHEN YOU look out at the ocean, what do you see? On a calm day the sea can seem uniform, almost drabFri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Plumbing depths of earth's life supportMARINE SCIENCE: JOHN DELANEY’S feelings about the ocean run deepFri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Don't let your turkey ruin ChristmasSMALLPRINT: WHEN YOU sit down to tuck into Christmas dinner on Sunday week, could you be getting more than you bargained for…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Why do we have five digits on each hand?THAT’S THE WHY: Most of us are born with five digits on each hand: four fingers and an opposable thumbTue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
A little science with your stuffing? Book gifts for curious minds this ChristmasSMALL PRINT: Prepare to be dazzled. SUDDENLY, IT’S DecemberThu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
