Man coughing

Revolutionising RSV prevention

2023-07-12T13:00:00+01:00

New vaccines and a long-acting antibody aim to protect older adults and babies from respiratory syncytial virus

Prospect strikers

UK public sector scientists end strike action

2023-07-07T14:20:00+01:00

Prospect union calls off strikes after deal reached with UK government

Bhopal disaster aftermath

Repercussions of Bhopal disaster found to echo on down through generations

2023-07-06T08:30:00+01:00

Women pregnant in the city at the time of deadly accident gave birth to children who have higher risk of cancer

Grimsby Crown Court

Two-year suspended prison sentence for irresponsible home chemist

2023-07-05T08:30:00+01:00

Conviction follows discovery of explosive precursors that led to evacuation of homes in Yorkshire

British Lithium mine

UK’s first commercial lithium mine could supply two-thirds of the country’s needs by 2030

2023-07-04T13:43:00+01:00

British Lithium and Imerys agree venture to exploit Cornish site thought to hold 161 million tonnes of lithium oxide

PhD student in the lab

Pay rise for PhDs in Ireland, but failure to tackle other issues sees strike action threatened

2023-07-03T13:30:00+01:00

Independent review recommends €25,000 salaries – however, questions over employment status and visas remain unanswered

European Commission

EU gets new research commissioner-designate

2023-07-03T08:38:00+01:00

If approved, economist Iliana Ivanova will work to implement Horizon Europe and start negotiations on EU’s research and innovation Framework

Tractor spraying

Environmental groups claim US herbicide reapprovals were illegal

2023-06-30T15:01:00+01:00

Lawsuit says Environmental Protection Agency ignored serious risks with 2,4-D-containing Enlist products

Earth atmosphere

Photophysical oxidation plays newly discovered role in atmospheric chemistry

2023-07-12T08:30:00+01:00

Process is likely to be a general mechanism in tropospheric chemistry, especially at low altitudes

Structures

Small ring insertion expands structural editing toolbox

2023-07-11T09:48:00+01:00

Bicyclic ring system made by adding a bicyclobutane into a thiophene

Broken chain link

Frustrated radical pairs cleave unactivated C–H bonds

2023-07-10T13:30:00+01:00

New technique targets previously inaccessible bonds for selective C–H activation

In depth

  • The subterranean chemistry that explains India’s groundwater contamination

  • Drones take flight to go where scientists dare not

  • Chemical weapons watchdog opens new lab as end nears for deadly munitions

  • Chemical weapons watchdog opens new lab as end nears for deadly munitions

  • Greener by design

  • Nursing success – what next for UK science?