The father of the Green Revolution would have supported the GM wheat scientists at Rothamsted, argues Prof Malcolm Elliot.

Scientists in Israel say they have managed to turn patients’ own skin cells into heart muscle in the lab.

Researchers find that ground-dwelling invertebrates such as harvestmen and beetles preferentially live near street lights, even during the day.

Researchers demonstrate a means to use sections of DNA as individually addressable, rewritable “bits” to store data in living cells.

The spread of an animal parasite across the UK may be hampering moves to curb cattle tuberculosis, research suggests.

Experiments to increase food production in a more environmentally friendly way are being attacked by activists. Here, Prof John Pickett [...]

The very latest technology is being used to make this year’s Olympics the cleanest ever, reports Roger Highfield

SpaceX achieves a successful launch of their Falcon rocket which will take their Dragon cargo ship to dock with the [...]

The US firm SpaceX launches its rocket and capsule system on a pioneering mission to take cargo to the space [...]

The government will publish its long-awaited draft energy bill later, designed to encourage major investment in nuclear and renewable energy.