For businesses, investment in machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI) and data science is growing. There is huge potential around data science to create new insights and services for internal ...

Stars aren't supposed to simply disappear, yet countless bright objects that once appeared in the sky in the 1950s no longer do. To try to solve the mystery, scientists have turned to a growing field ...

Some species of bacteria have made themselves right at home in space, with one species, Bacillus safensis, found to thrive more in the microgravity of the International Space Station than here on ...

Have you ever wondered how scientists create new medicines, make plants resistant to pests, or even use tiny living things to clean up pollution? All these amazing feats fall under a fascinating field ...

Why take part in citizen science? From astronomy to zoology, wildlife surveys to exploring diaries from the First World War – if you have a passion or a curious mind there should be a project to suit ...

The judges of school science competition the Bright Spark Awards have challenged pupils in Kent to come up with projects to rival the ingenuity of 2018’s overall winners. 2018 Bright Spark Awards ...

Community science, also known as citizen science or participatory science, is a collaborative approach where the public actively contributes to scientific research. These projects can vary widely: ...

The world's oldest scientifically-confirmed European hedgehog has been found in Denmark by a citizen science project involving hundreds of volunteers. The hedgehog lived for 16 years, 7 years longer ...