The Royal Institution (Ri) has appointed Coniston Limited as the principal contractor for multi-million-pound works to substantially reduce carbon emissions from the Ri’s Grade I Listed building, it ...

Smartphones, skyscrapers, spacecraft. Modern technology seems mind-bogglingly complex. But beneath the surface, it can be beautifully simple. Award-winning engineer and broadcaster Roma Agrawal ...

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We take a peek behind the scientific scenes of the last 10 years to explore the milestones in AI research that brought us to the present day.

Defining the Basics Before we consider the differences between artificial intelligence and regular computing, it’s worth taking a moment to define what these terms mean. Regular computing, often ...

Tyndall soon established that carbon dioxide and water vapour were among the gases that absorbed heat, and also that they radiated heat, the physical basis of the greenhouse effect. In making these ...

You know the story. Two strangers locked eyes across a crowded room, and there it is: butterflies in the stomach, sparks in the air—they know they’ve found “the one”. Love at first sight is a popular ...

Transporting gunpowder The mining and engineering industries in the 19th century relied heavily on gunpowder as an explosive to aid their work. However, storing and transporting gunpowder on wooden ...

The truth about AI, the most important and rapidly evolving field of science in the world today, will be revealed in the 2023 CHRISTMAS LECTURE.

Discover how "the wealthiest woman in England after Queen Victoria" built a legacy of education for disadvantaged children.

To mark International Women's Day, and to kick-off British Science Week supporting the British Science Association's ongoing campaign of Smashing Stereotypes, we wanted to celebrate the importance of ...

Sci-fi is not all just fun and games. Megan Stephens reflects on the influence the genre has had on real-life research and technology. We’re all familiar with the trappings of science fiction, many of ...