European Research Council to streamline peer review process and hire a scientist to run the agency in response to criticism by independent review panel
Propsed EU investigations into alleged dumping by the Chinese photovoltaic industry should prompt a change in the inductry's development model, say experts
A year on from the melamine contamination that aroused wide public concern and caused thousands of children to fall ill, the Chinese authorities have launched a new round of campai...
The recent arrests of the presidents of several Chinese science institutions have shaken the academic world and triggered widespread questions about university governance
We will surely never solve all the mysteries of the universe. But, as Jon Cartwright reports, spectroscopy holds the key to unravelling many planetary secrets
The battery is enjoying a comeback as the star of a modern low carbon epic. Elisabeth Jeffries reports on the technologies being developed to store renewably generated electricity
A new carbon emissions scheme will unwittingly hit the chemical industry. The UK risks being at a disadvantage if industry is overburdened with regulation, warns Chris Reynolds
Three chemists have resurrected the art of science debate by publishing their conversations on the nature of bonds. This is science that makes you smile, says Philip Ball