Piranha! The true story of one of nature's most feared animalsDo Piranhas deserve their reputation as vicious predators?
Researchers from the University of St Andrews, Mamirauá Institute (Amazonas, Brazil) and the Zoological Society of London are conducting research on an often misunderstood animal – the piranha.
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Deep, dark and disturbed? Underwater scientific explanation using robots
Deep sea biological research using remotely operated vehicles
Researchers from the University of Southampton based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, are working with industry to monitor the effects of deep-sea drilling on marine life.
Today's waste, tomorrow's fuel
Sustainable energy from urban and industrial wastes
A research collaboration from the Universities of Birmingham, Cardiff University and C-Tech Innovation Ltd is using precious metals from vehicle exhausts and road dusts, and food wastes, and using ‘friendly’ bacteria to create greener energy.
Listen to what the trees are saying
Wood quality assessment at the speed of sound!
A research collaboration of Forest Research, Fibre-Gen (New Zealand), Napier University and University of Glasgow is striving to improve sustainability and increase efficiency in the UK forest industry.
Polar Meltdown
Shrinking ice-sheets, rising sea-levels, greenhouse gases and a warmer world
Polar regions are warming faster than anywhere else in the world. Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded researchers from the British Antarctic Survey, National Oceanography Centre Southampton and University of York are studying changes in these important environments that could exacerbate climate change.
Generating life on Mars
Creating oxygen to sustain life by growing plants under artificial conditions
Balderstone Technology College has teamed up with the University of Manchester to give pupils a chance to undertake cutting edge research, supported by the Royal Society Partnership Grant Scheme.
CLEVER - Compact Low Emission VEhicle for uRban transport
A novel low emission vehicle for city transport
A collaborative group of from academia and industry have embarked on a research project to design and develop a new vehicle for urban transport to solve the dual problems of traffic congestion and vehicle emissions in cities.
Life at the top
Explore the biodiversity of tropical rainforest canopies.
Researchers at the Universities of York, Cambridge, Leeds, and Sabah (Malaysia) working in the Danum Valley Conservation Area are studying the tropical rainforest to examine the distribution and abundance of species as well as the effects of commercial selective logging.
The silent aircraft initiative
Conceptual design of an ultra low-noise and fuel efficient aircraft
The University of Cambridge and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) launched the Silent Aircraft Initiative in 2003 to design a commercial aircraft that would significantly reduce noise pollution.