Could a pain-free vaccine patch be used to immunise people against Covid-19?
Vaccine patch technology works by delivering hundreds of microneedles to the skin, and may provide a more convenient…
Science and Environment
What was Wylfa Newydd? Hitachi’s scrapped nuclear power project in North Wales
18 Sep 20Japanese conglomerate Hitachi had planned to build the £20bn Wylfa Newydd nuclear power station in Anglesey, Wales, by…
Challenges ahead for Alaska oil drilling, despite controversial green light
20 Aug 20Environmental pushback and industry downturn threaten to disrupt Trump administration plans to open up protected Alaska wilderness to…
Angola’s oil strategy under threat as pandemic triggers industry spending cuts
15 Jul 20Angola has designed a six-year plan to develop new oil assets, but as producers scale back their capital…
Senior UK health leader on why ‘creating health’ must be top of agenda post-coronavirus
09 Jul 20The former senior civil servant believes a decade of austerity has cut through health and social infrastructure, with…
What is fracking and how is shale gas extracted? Here’s everything you need to know
06 Jul 20Oil and gas company Cuadrilla was given the green light to begin fracking at a site in Preston…
Wearable technology could monitor construction workers’ mental health
29 Jun 20The Moodbeam One wristband enables construction firms to monitor their workers' health by logging moods and tracking emotional…
UN diplomat Christiana Figueres on renewable energy growth and Covid-19 green recovery plans
17 Jun 20The former UNFCCC executive secretary wants countries to develop green economic recovery plans for a post-coronavirus world
UK needs better PPE stockpiles for future pandemics, Conservative MP told
12 Jun 20Conservative MP Dan Poulter has admitted the NHS needs to have reserve capacity in future
Moderna timeline: How the biotech firm has moved alongside pharma giants in Covid-19 vaccine race
09 Jun 20Alongside Pfizer, Merck, Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca, Moderna was recently selected as a Covid-19 vaccine "finalist" in…