Category Archives: Science

1 August 2012 Last updated at 00:11 David Cameron will emphasise the legacy to be left by the London Games David Cameron is to announce the setting-up of a £10m science research centre on the site of the Olympic drug-testing … Continue reading →

1 August 2012 Last updated at 00:11 David Cameron will emphasise the legacy to be left by the London Games David Cameron is to announce the setting-up of a £10m science research centre on the site of the Olympic drug-testing … Continue reading →

By Eddie Wrenn PUBLISHED: 17:12, 30 July 2012 | UPDATED: 13:10, 31 July 2012 If Japan suddenly sweeps the board with Gold swimming medals at the next Olympics, may we advise spot-checks to ensure the competitors are human? For a … Continue reading →

To help scientists and engineers follow the action 154 million miles away, the trajectory of the Mars Science Laboratory was set up to make sure the rover’s descent to the surface of the red planet occurs within view of three … Continue reading →

When I told family members that I was starting a new science blog for the Guardian, their first question was “what’s it going to be about?” Actually, their first question was usually “what’s a blog?” whereas a few asked “What’s … Continue reading →

A Russian internet investor who quit his PhD in physics and made a billion dollars from social networking and other investments has established the most lucrative annual prize in the history of science. Yuri Milner, who made his fortune from … Continue reading →

Map originally created by UCL researchers to help decide where to put new streets and parks around London Organisers spotted image in a book and decided to put in on the floor of the Olympic stadium Image shows exactly how … Continue reading →

The Obama administration is offering bonuses of $20,000 each to superstar teachers of science, technology, engineering and math — and has invited districts to seek federal aid to train instructors in those areas. New York, the largest school system, critically … Continue reading →

PISA, ITALY: Once the preserve of science fiction, increasingly sophisticated robotic devices are vying for a place side by side with humans in the real world. At Italy’s Sant’Anna university, a bionic arm commanded by the human brain or a … Continue reading →

This week Alok Jha meets psychologist Elaine Fox from the University of Essex to explore optimism and pessimism. Professor Fox reveals in her book Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain how having one personality type or the other can affect your health … Continue reading →