“If this agreement paves the way for new supplies of rare earths, that should have a notable impact on the diversification of global mining activities for rare earths – and reduce the dominance of ...

Decarbonising energy will require major investment in new electricity transmission infrastructure. It’s estimated that by 2035 we need to build five times more onshore transmission infrastructure than ...

A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine looks at ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and premature mortality. Prof Nita Forouhi, Professor of Population Health and Nutrition, MRC ...

A study published in Nature Climate Change assesses temperature-related deaths in urban heat islands. Dr Chloe Brimicombe, Climate Scientist and Extreme Heat Impact Researcher, University of London, ...

Prof Nigel Scrutton FRS, Professor of Molecular Enzymology, Chemical Biology and Biological Chemistry at the University of Manchester and founder of C3 Biotech ...

A study published in Allergy looks at peanut desensitisation in adults with a peanut allergy. Prof Adam Fox, Chair of the National Allergy Study Group, and Professor of Paediatric Allergy at King’s ...

‘Blood pressure reduction and all-cause dementia in people with uncontrolled hypertension: an open-label, blinded-endpoint, cluster-randomized trial’ by Jiang He et al. was published in Nature ...

With all this activity planned, the SMC invited some leading experts to meet science journalists explain the main scientific approaches to this research, outline why funders believe this research is ...

Dr Barry Hayes, Associate Professor in Electrical Power Systems, University College Cork (UCC), said: “This report is a timely reminder of the stark challenges we face in realising our ambition of a ...