All articles by Emma Stoye – Page 14
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NewsScientists condemn UK plan to leave European nuclear agency
Leaving Euratom could ruin international research projects and hold up nuclear power plant development
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ResearchCompounds responsible for world’s stinkiest fruit revealed
Durian pong can be recreated with fruity and oniony volatiles
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NewsNo black senior managers at UK universities for third year in a row
2015–16 figures record zero black managers, directors or senior officials at UK universities
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ResearchBlood-repellent titanium surface engineered
Superhaemophobic material could form the basis for safer medical implants
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NewsBPA added to ‘very high concern’ list of substances in EU
Decision by the European Chemicals Agency could ultimately lead to a ban on the chemical’s use
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ResearchSpectroscopy allows in-egg chicken sexing
Identifying male chicks before they hatch could end the practice of culling cockerels in their millions
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NewsEuropean science groups call for changes to proposed copyright laws
Current plan keeps restrictions on data mining that may hamper research
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NewsAppeal to European commission to ban glyphosate gets go-ahead
Environmental groups are urging EU citizens to sign petition to ban the pesticide’s use in the EU
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ResearchBraided molecules help scientists tie the knot
A complex molecular knot with eight crossing points has been made
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ResearchNew evidence backs early formation theory for the moon
Isotope analysis reveals the moon is hundreds of millions of years older than some estimates suggest
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NewsUnease among UK academics over higher education reform
Survey reveals a lack of support for government plan to link tuition fees to teaching quality
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BusinessUS pharma executives face bribery charges over opioid painkiller prescriptions
Insys Therapeutics chief executive and senior managers accused of running a conspiracy to bribe doctors across several states
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BusinessBristol-Myers Squibb planning huge reorganisation in the US
Job losses likely as Hopewell, New Jersey site will close by 2020
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NewsWellcome Trust pledges £118 million for research centres
Charity will fund 14 new and existing research centres over the next five years
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NewsUK government to invest £60 million in new manufacturing research hubs
Research at six new centres will aim to boost manufacturing in the UK
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NewsGovernment abandons proposed anti-lobbying regulations
Controversial rule that would prevent grantees advising government was heavily criticised by scientists
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ResearchMpemba effect in hot water after doubt cast on its existence
Frosty reception for claim that effect where hot water freezes faster than cold has no basis
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NewsMajor chemistry publishers join Orcid ID push
The RSC and ACS will now require authors publishing in their journals to have a unique ID number
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NewsIntegrity rules ‘well received’ by researchers
Progress report on concordat on research ethics broadly supportive of actions taken so far