Immigration curbs will deter top scientists, warns Astronomer Royal
Lord Rees brands Amber Rudd's speech to the Conservative conference on restricting overseas workers “deplorable”
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Star Wars style sonic tractor beam invented by scientists
High-amplitude sound waves generate an 'acoustic hologram' that can suspend a 4mm-wide polystyrene ball in space
The leading scientist who said women 'don't understand fracking'
The leading scientist has been accused of reinforcing sexist stereotypes
It's raining, it's pouring...molten iron: Scientists create first ever
Luhman 16B is the nearest brown dwarf to Earth, and the third nearest star system to our solar system
Stem cell breakthrough: Japanese scientists discover way to create
Experts say the ground-breaking discovery could pave way for routine use of stem cells in medicine
How to stay slim? Scientists recommend turning down your central
Feeling the cold may be a healthy and sustainable way to lose weight
Communication breakdown on board the Akademik Shokalskiy blamed for
A failure to respond to an order from the ship's captain may have played a critical role in the operational fiasco that led to the stranding of the Akademik Shokalskiy in thick Antarctic sea ice on Christmas Eve.
Extreme El Niño events could double over next 100 years, climate
During an extreme event, countries in the western Pacific experienced devastating droughts and wild fires
Mystery of Alexander the Great's death solved? Ruler was 'killed by
A leading toxicologist has said that Alexander the Great may have died after drinking wine made from a poisonous plant that would have cause a slow and painful death
Northern Lights may be seen in Britain tonight
A coronal mass ejection two days ago could make the aurora visible
Australian scientists apologise to little girl for failing to ‘make
Sophie Lester, 7, asked the ‘lovely scientists’ if she could have a dragon to play with at weekends
Risk of supervolcano eruption big enough to 'affect the world' far
Scientists have analysed the molten rock within the dormant supervolcano beneath Yellowstone National Park and found that eruption is possible without any external trigger
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Alan Turing gets royal pardon for 'gross indecency' – 61 years after
He was the father of modern computing whose work on the Enigma code at Bletchley Park is said to have shortened the Second World War.
Never forget a face? Scientists unlock genetics that cause autism
People with the gene variant are less able to recognise faces
'Untrue statements' anger over work to make H5N1 bird-flu virus MORE
Coalition of leading scientists claim ferret experiments could lead to a pandemic
Mass killings traumatise young elephants
A recent study has drawn links between mass culls or poaching of elephant herds and elephant psychological trauma