Scientists aim to improve photosynthesis to increase food and fuel production
New collaboration aims to address the growing demand for food and fuel by improving the process of photosynthesis.
Benefits by the barrel
Countries rich in oil have long been associated with the "resource-curse paradox" - a principle which states they will suffer, rather than benefit, in the...
Sibling rivalry and brotherly love
Siblings, and even sibling rivalry, can have a positive effect on children’s early development and their ability to form social relationships later in life, according...
All in the script
The power of “scriptural reasoning” to transform the way in which different faiths understand one another is to be the subject of a major lecture...
Scans reveal differences in brain structure of antisocial teens
Brain scans of teenage boys with severe antisocial behaviour have revealed differences in the structure of the developing brain.
Chinese food for thought
Chinese food contains a hidden recipe for living, a new analysis reveals.
Final newspaper of Captain Scott’s doomed expedition reproduced
The last volume of the expedition newspaper, South Polar Times, written by the men waiting for news of Captain Scott’s return from the South Pole...
More than the stuff of legend
Research into the epic chronicling the adventures of the legendary Swahili ruler, Fumo Liyongo, has revealed messages that reach far beyond myth-history.
Physics of sustainability programme launched
Funded by a £20 million donation from David Harding, the Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability aims to address some of the major challenges...
23 things they don't tell you about capitalism
Author of the recently published 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism, Dr Ha-Joon Chang studies how international markets succeed and fail, asking what...