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Biofilms have developed to let nutrients in but keep antimicrobials out.
The threat of a strike can cause trepidation among the public - but where would we be without them?
David Cameron and his government will have to be masters of tactics to get through this parliament. They’re already correcting their course.
Cameron backs down on plans to cut ties with Europe to avoid a backbench revolt – but this isn’t over.
Academic experts break down the bills in the Queen’s speech and get to grips with the new Conservative government’s agenda.
The EU membership renegotiations are already leaving David Cameron behind, but he can still seize the initiative again.
The UK government has sold spare IP addresses to a booming resale market - so now there’s a cash incentive to move to IPv6 sooner rather than later.
Football’s governing body and its President Sepp Blatter are used to annual meetings which run like clockwork. US and Swiss police have made sure this time it’s different.
Genetic techniques are helping scientists work out how to stop invasive species before they rack up huge environmental and financial costs.
Gaining that required qualification to put on your CV is what counts to win a job in today’s “graduate economy”. On current trends, perhaps everyone will have a degree by the end of this century. Already…
Ballan wrasse enjoy eating the tiny sea lice that plague salmon farms.
Minds as well as bodies will need to heal after the prolonged horror, fear and stress of Ebola.
Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgård’s indictment of Swedish culture rings uncomfortably true.
A huge project to bring together 19 institutions in France is to enter its first full academic year in September.
Japan has spent decades proudly staying out of military matters, but China’s maritime belligerence has changed all that.
Two new islands in the southern Red Sea formed during volcanic eruptions in 2011 and 2013. They are now being steadily eroded.
A shift to the right in Poland in an election that signals tough times ahead for the government.
What effect would Britain’s leaving the EU have on it’s digital economy?
Using a smuggled mobile phone, an imprisoned opposition leader has summoned the people of Venezuela to the streets again. Could it bring down Maduro?
Citizens need to be able to seek remedies for breaches of human rights in our own courts.
Despite your genuine intentions, your friends or colleagues may not be as excited as you think to hear your good news.
Replacing authors on scientific papers with projects could be one way to tackle the increasing numbers of contributors.
The risks of rising carbon emissions means fossil fuel firms need new strategies now - for the sake of their businesses as well as the planet.
If you want to know a child’s gender, just ask them and then listen to the answer.