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    • Tuesday, 27 September, 2022
      Space exploration
      Nasa successfully smashes satellite into asteroid in first deflection mission

      Dart strikes target 11mn km away in test of new technology to protect Earth from future threats

    • Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
      Pharmaceuticals sector
      Biogen drug slows progress of motor neurone disease in landmark trial

      Tofersen targets a defective gene that causes about 2% of cases of MND, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    • Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
      Quantum technologies
      Danish initiative aims to develop first quantum computer for life sciences

      Novo Nordisk Foundation to spend $200mn over seven years on superfast devices for biomedical research

    • Sunday, 18 September, 2022
      The Big Read
      The race to reinvent the space station

      Nasa is funding American companies to build commercial replacements for the trailblazing International Space Station

    • Tuesday, 13 September, 2022
      Medical science
      UK university develops device to restore sense of touch to stroke patients

      Technology unveiled at British Science Festival brings back sensation by stimulating fingertips

    • Saturday, 10 September, 2022
      Pollution
      Scientists discover how air pollution causes lung cancer

      New techniques to prevent and treat tumours could be developed after researchers identify role played by inflammation

    • Thursday, 8 September, 2022
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Scientists seek $100mn to research long Covid

      Ethereum co-founder among those funding work on debilitating after effects of virus

    • Thursday, 25 August, 2022
      Scientific research
      Scientists create ‘synthetic’ mouse embryos with brains and beating hearts

      Aim is to use stem cell research to help humans in areas ranging from fertility treatment to organ transplants

    • Monday, 22 August, 2022
      Medical science
      Electrical brain stimulation improves memory in elderly, research finds

      Study could be used to help boost cognitive performance of people developing Alzheimer’s disease

    • Thursday, 18 August, 2022
      Pollution
      Scientists discover process to destroy harmful ‘forever chemicals’

      Chemists break down fluorine compounds that pose a global pollution problem and health risk

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Covid can cause brain disorders two years after infection, study shows

      Long-term effects are generally less in children, although infection doubles risk of epilepsy

    • Sunday, 14 August, 2022
      Biotech
      Cambridge start-up aims to rewrite the code of life

      Constructive Bio plans to reprogramme microbes to make new materials from drugs to biodegradable plastics

    • Sunday, 14 August, 2022
      The Big Read
      How science is getting closer to a world without animal testing

      New technology involving miniature human organs built in a lab is a step towards better treatments and ending a contentious practice

    • Wednesday, 10 August, 2022
      Racial equality
      Wellcome vows action to counter its ‘institutional racism’

      Medical charity will introduce funding stream aimed at black and minority researchers

    • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
      Science
      UK’s ‘science superpower’ goal will fail without change in strategy, warn reports

      House of Lords committee and think-tank separately urge new PM to focus on results and invest more in R&D

    • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
      Medical science
      Scientists revive cells and tissues in dead pigs

      Yale research could expand donor organ availability but blurs boundary between life and death

    • Friday, 15 July, 2022
      Special ReportHydrogen — Fantasy or fuel of the future?
      Fuel cells show greatest promise in aviation

      Aerospace companies are working on parallel projects to burn hydrogen in modified jet engines

    • Tuesday, 12 July, 2022
      Space exploration
      Webb telescope images reveal dance of ancient galaxies

      New pictures released as part of $10bn collaboration come as space agencies hail ‘dawn of a new era in astronomy’

    • Sunday, 3 July, 2022
      Covid-19 vaccines
      Covid vaccines: how can immune imprinting help experts to rethink jabs?

      More than two years into the pandemic, people have acquired different levels of immunity through infections and shots

    • Saturday, 2 July, 2022
      Science
      UK science minister in dispute with Treasury over post-Brexit funding

      Plan for an alternative to EU’s flagship Horizon project has yet to win finance ministry’s agreement

    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Omicron variants drive 34% jump in England’s Covid infections

      Scotland remains the nation hit hardest by the surge, according to the ONS

    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      Science
      Cern scientists restart hunt for answers to mysteries of universe

      Large Hadron Collider fired up again after three-year shutdown to boost its power and precision

    • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
      Q&ACoronavirus pandemic
      How worried should we be about new Covid variants?

      FT science editor Clive Cookson and global pharma correspondent Hannah Kuchler answered your questions about rising Omicron infections and vaccine efficiency

    • Monday, 27 June, 2022
      Covid-19 vaccines
      Pause in medication would improve Covid jab response for millions, study shows

      Short break in immune suppression treatment improves antibody production after vaccination while doing little harm

    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Covid infections rise 20% in England as new Omicron variants spread

      Scotland hit hardest in the UK as cases climb 40% to leave one in 20 people suffering from the disease

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