UK invests in SABRE rocket and chill with BAE
The UK government has invested in the development of a new engine that could be used to fire space planes into orbit. In partnership with British Aerospace Engineering (BAE), the…
Britain’s scientific history to be sold at auction
Image: Thomas Hosmer Shepherd In a time of crisis, even the greatest of enemies will unite. Confronted with £2 million of debt, the Royal Institution has been forced to raid…
A little house on the Martian prairie
Image: NASA Sunrise in the biosphere. Soft LEDs shine from the roof of the habitat, replicating the perfect dawn. Illuminating the ‘alien’ crops nestled within their hydroponic beds and breathing…
Inside the science behind new HIV/Aids treatments
Revision of the international guidelines on treatment for HIV/Aids could avoid an estimated 21 million Aids deaths by 2030, says the UN Aidss agency and World Health Organisation (WHO). The…