The European Research Council’s Proof of Concept (PoC) Grants 2025 showed how frontier research can move far beyond the laboratory to address urgent global challenges.
Lorna Rothery interviewed Ms Pirkko Mahlmäki, Chair of the Women’s Committee at the European Disability Forum, about the intersecting inequalities, stigma, and discrimination faced by women and girls with disabilities in the EU, and the measures needed across sectors to effectively tackle this.
A plan to cut carbon emissions in China: A forty-year project to green the Taklamakan Desert's edge has successfully created a measurable carbon sink. Research from the University of California, Riverside, shows that these hardy shrubs effectively pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
The European Commission and EUROCONTROL have released an updated version of their digital system designed to assess aviation’s non-CO2 climate effects.
The text discusses the challenges faced by EDs in the NHS, emphasising the need for efficient documentation systems that do not hinder patient care. The solution presented is Heidi, an ambient AI tool that listens to consultations and produces structured notes in real-time, enhancing workflow without compromising patient interactions.
Discover how the UK government plans to use safe AI-powered tutoring tools, co-created with teachers to support up to 450,000 disadvantaged pupils and help close the attainment gap.
NASA is celebrating five decades of transforming space technology into practical solutions on Earth with the release of Spinoff 2026, the 50th edition of its annual publication showing the commercial uses of NASA-developed innovations.
NICE has recommended dupilumab, a first-of-its-kind targeted COPD treatment that reduces flare-ups and improves lung function, offering new hope to thousands of patients.
Scientists are using earthquake sensors to track space debris falling to Earth. By detecting sonic booms from re-entering debris, researchers can precisely locate where objects break apart, improving safety as satellite re-entries become more frequent.