More than a third of physics teachers teaching without a degree
Last year the Government took chemistry teachers off its Shortage Occupation List, despite more than a quarter of roles still being held by staff without qualifications in the subject
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Inferior by Angela Saini, review: Shining a light on sexism in science
The science journalist deploys a heavy arsenal of data to dispel any myths about the differences between women and men
Stephen Hawking says we must colonise other planets
'We are running out of space on Earth and we need to break through the technical limitations preventing us living elsewhere in the universe,' he said
Atheists are more intelligent than religious people, say researchers
New paper sets out to explain negative correlation between faith and intellect found in dozens of past studies
New science centre to bring Iran, Israel and Palestinians together
Several Middle Eastern countries set aside politics for opening ceremony of research centre designed to foster scientific excellence in the region
It’s false to believe that antibiotic resistance is only a problem
The risk of antibiotic resistance can lead to improvements on ad campaigns and challenge GP prescriptions
Electroconvulsive therapy does work – and it can be miraculous
After bouts of tormenting delusion, just one session of ECT can help dilute the hysteria of psychological patients
Thousands march globally to protest Trump's 'rejection of science'
Mr Trump has been accused of turning his back on established empiricism
Octopuses and squids can rewrite their RNA. Is that why they’re so sma
Squids, cuttlefish and octopuses are the smartest kinds of cephalopods and often edit RNA, in about one out of every two transcribed genes
How we discovered that a common antibiotic may be able to treat post-t
PTSD can happen to anyone, but there may be new ways to work through it
A brain scan to tell if you’re depressed – and what treatment is neede
Depression may be patterned to certain underlying brain structures
Mysterious cosmic flashes in faraway galaxy leave scientists baffled
Explosion emitted a thousand times more energy than anything else in that part of space
We asked young people what they want from the Internet of the future
Technological skills have become just as valuable as reading and writing for the new generation
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Spiders could eat every human on earth in a year and still be hungry
Arachnids eat between 400 million and 800 million tons of food each year
Could fish help find a treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy?
Research on rodents has provided many of the epilepsy treatments that are used today, but these don’t work for everyone
How disgust stops us from living sustainably – and how to stop it
Squeamish reactions put us off trying green products (insect flour, anyone?), but psychology might have the solution
'Supermassive' black hole rocketing through space at five million mph
Hubble Space Telescope image shows it being pushed around galaxy by gravitational waves eight billion light-years from Earth