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From fossils to photography: Victorian science

In 1859 Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, his groundbreaking work on evolution by natural selection. The idea has been...

Holey rocks

Researchers from Loughborough University and the University of Southampton are studying how zeolites, or 'holey rocks'  can be developed and...

Plastics from potatoes and rubber from rice

Researchers from the University of Leicester are working to modify starch and cellulose from plants into compostable plastics to replace petroleum...

The Palaeodetectives: digging up small molecules with big messages from the past

Chemists at the University of Bristol are studying remnant organic molecules preserved in artefacts and geological deposits for hundreds,...

The power of sound

Researchers from Coventry University are using simple ultrasound equipment to harness the power of sound for a wide array of research disciplines...