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Stranded fish rescued after Whitchurch canal collapse
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (367+ words) Fish trapped in a farmer's field in Shropshire are set to be rescued, after they were trapped following a major canal breach. Around 1,000 were washed on to the land next to the Llangollen Canal in Whitchurch, when it collapsed in…...
'Forever chemical' testing to be ramped up amid growing concerns.
1+ mon, 9+ hour ago (970+ words) The UK is to increase testing for so-called "forever chemicals" in the environment as part of a national plan to tackle the substances, which have prompted environmental and health concerns. The group of chemicals, also known as PFAS, are used…...
It's very hard to see this solid behave like a liquid
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (26+ words) Pitch will drip out of a funnel every 10 years, but Professor Mainstone always missed it. Hear about another very long science experiment on BBC Sounds....
Professor Peter Higgs leaves Nobel Prize medal to Edinburgh University
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (561+ words) The late Prof Peter Higgs has gifted his Nobel Prize medal to the university where he proposed a groundbreaking idea that would change scientists' understanding of the universe. Prof Higgs was a researcher at Edinburgh University in 1964 when he predicted…...
Prof Peter Higgs Nobel Prize medal donated to Edinburgh University
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (604+ words) The late Prof Peter Higgs has gifted his Nobel Prize medal to the university where he proposed a groundbreaking idea that would change scientists' understanding of the universe. Prof Higgs was a researcher at Edinburgh University in 1964 when he predicted…...
BBC Audio | CrowdScience | Are atoms immortal?
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (171+ words) Caroline Steel investigates the immortality of atoms by travelling to CERN, the world's largest particle physics laboratory located along the border of France and Switzerland. There, theoretical ... Available for over a year Caroline Steel investigates the immortality of atoms by…...
Chemistry Nobel awarded to three scientists for their work on metal organic frameworks
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (108+ words) The winners of the prestigious science prize was announced by the Nobel committee in Sweden. Chemistry Nobel awarded to three scientists for their work on metal organic frameworks The Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard…...
The bacteria turning waste plastic into painkillers
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1252+ words) Earlier this year an extraordinary new way of using waste plastic made headlines. A common bacterium was genetically engineered to eat a plastic-derived molecule and then digest it to produce the everyday painkiller, paracetamol. The microbe used by Stephen Wallace,…...
The firms looking to destroy harmful 'forever chemicals'
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1224+ words) "There's a lot of destruction that needs to be done," sums up Parker Bov'e of Cleantech Group, a research and consulting firm. He is referring to PFAS (Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances), also known as "forever chemicals". These man-made chemicals can…...
Scientists' discovery could help protect against PFAS chemicals
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (544+ words) Scientists believe they have found a way to protect people from a toxic and long-lasting "forever chemical". Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are man-made chemicals which can be found in items such as waterproof clothing, non-stick pans, lipsticks or food…...