Do sweeteners damage blood vessels
Greater awareness of the risks to health from consuming too much sugar is leading to a surge in sales of artificially sweetened foods and drinks.
£8m expansion for ICURe
In a bid to commercialise promising ideas more quickly, the UK government has announced an £8m expansion of its pilot innovation programme.
Gender gap to persist
Without further interventions, the gender gap for women working in STEM is likely to persist for generations.
Mice mini-brain implants
Scientists in California have reported implanting human ‘mini-brains’ inside the skulls of living mice.
$4.5m gift for climate aid
Michael Bloomberg, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action and former mayor of New York, is to give $4.5m to the UN Climate Change Secretariat.