Climate champion Jo Haigh retires after 35 years at Imperial
Co-Director of the Grantham Institute and former Head of Physics Professor Haigh leaves behind a legacy of science advocacy and academic leadership.
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Screening for rare but important disease ‘biomarkers’ gets an accuracy boost
Researchers have created a system that can detect and quantify small and rare biological molecules that are important for detecting disease early.
Pesticide exposure causes bumblebee flight to fall short
Bees exposed to a neonicotinoid pesticide fly only a third of the distance that unexposed bees are able to achieve.
World’s first ‘BioSolar Leaf’ to tackle air pollution in White City
Imperial College London is to collaborate with startup Arborea to develop pioneering ‘BioSolar Leaf’ technology to improve air quality in White City.
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Imperial launches world’s first Centre for Psychedelics Research
The first formal centre for psychedelic research in the world will launch at Imperial College London today.
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Chemical probes pave the way for a better understanding of disease development
Researchers can now tag proteins in live cells that have modifications associated with disease.
Imperial scientist elected Royal Society Fellow
An Imperial virologist and immunologist who has spent a career shedding light on a cancer-causing virus has been elected to the Royal Society.
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Livestream the sounds of the rainforest and hear what changes logging makes
Award-winning low-cost audio recorders have been installed in the rainforest of Borneo, enabling researchers and the public to listen in 24/7.
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Podcast: Why students cheat, 3D printing and rainforest radio
In this edition: We find out why students cheat, how 3D printing has evolved and tune into the sounds of the rainforest.
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Mystery arthritis-linked knee bone three times more common than 100 years ago
The fabella, a small bone in the knee once lost to human evolution, has made a surprising resurgence over the last century.
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