Eating your way to a healthy old age
Tweaks to our diets could be one of the most effective ways of preventing disease in Europe’s ageing population.In 2021,...
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The small things make a big difference in the science of measurement
Scientists must make ever more sophisticated measurements as technology shrinks to the nanoscale and we face global challenges from the...
Safer take-off and landings with state-of-the-art radar and tougher windows
On 25 July 2000, a Concorde jet crashed upon take-off in Paris, killing 113 people. The cause of the accident...
Birdwatchers of the world – unite and take environmental action
During the Covid-19 lockdowns, an increase in people taking an interest in birdwatching revealed our deep need to connect with...
Cellular spring cleaning may keep us youthful and healthy for longer
The in-built process of maintaining the health of our cells by recycling dead or toxic material plays a key role...
Taking pray out of spray and Spotify for blossoms
Each day, millions of us load fresh fruit and flowers into our shopping baskets. The global trade in cut flowers...
Jaw DNA and advanced sensors to pull sharks out of hot water
A blue shark (Prionace glauca) off the Azores. © Nuno RodriguesSharks have been around for 450 million years, outliving the...
Our cells hold the secrets of ageing
Most of us think about getting older from time to time, noticing how the years slip by and counting the...
Next-gen vaccines set to maintain immunity as the years advance
Vaccine potency drops in the elderly and little is known about why this happens. Now European scientists are on a...
