Astronomers track near-earth asteroid
An asteroid the size of a small office block will narrowly avoid Earth this evening.
'Near-miss' Asteroid heads for Earth
An asteroid the size of a small office block will pass Earth tonight in one of the closest 'near-misses' in recent history.
Antarctic lake project abandoned for this year
A project by the Cambridge-based British Antarctic Survey to drill down to a lake beneath the ice has been abandoned for this season.
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Scientists develop 'blight resistant' potato
Scientists at the Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich say they've developed a genetically modified potato that's resistant to blight.
Read the full storyThe only sway is Essex
Researchers are studying the gait of Essex residents to help the UK walk tall.
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£6m backing for GM crop trials
Scientists based in Norwich have won a £6.4 million grant to develop GM crops that need little or no fertiliser.
It is hoped the work at the John Innes Centre in Norwich will benefit struggling maize farmers in sub-Saharan Africa who cannot afford to treat their crops.
Plant scientists at the independent unit are trying to engineer corn, rice and maize crops capable of taking nitrogen from the air - as peas and beans do - rather than needing chemical ammonia spread on fields.
Chemist takes world's oldest science prize
A Cambridge University chemist who helped uncover the mechanism that powers living cells is awarded the world's oldest scientific prize.
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Watch how a plant uses a raindrop to catch its prey - remarkable pictures of the work by Cambridge scientists
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Plant's hunting skills discovered
Scientists discover plant's unique hunting method
Read the full storyScientist says Amazonian plant cures toothache
A scientist from Cambridge believes she’s found a cure for dental pain in the Amazonian rainforest.
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