A scientific experiment - in an office

Natural Sciences student Bea Perks researched a placement outside her degree's field, and made significant discoveries.

Measuring tides in Welsh waters

Sophie Ward on how studying Natural Sciences at Bath helped her prepare for a research career in coastal oceanography.

Working as a modern day alchemist

Natural Sciences graduate Mike Hutton tells us about his role as a metallurgist at the engineering firm Hatch in Perth, Australia.

Single molecule control for a millionth of a billionth of a second

New technique will open up research possibilities across the fields of nanoscience and nanophysics.

Microbes are savvy investors when contributing to the common good

Microbes change their investment strategy depending on how much they have at stake

Morphing twisted nanoscale objects opens up a new way to tailor applications in future technologies

Scientists have created a way to model interactions between light and twisted molecules, as they transition from left to right-handed versions, or vice versa.

Skewed sex ratios causes single fathers to bring up the young

A new study from the Milner Centre for Evolution finds that an imbalance of the sexes leads to single parenting in birds.

Scientists find the first bird beak, right under their noses

A rare fossil from an early bird gives a unique insight into how modern birds evolved from dinosaurs

Bloodless revolution in diabetes monitoring

Scientists have created a non-invasive, adhesive patch, which promises the measurement of glucose levels through the skin without a finger-prick blood test.