A new metagenomic test developed by researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) is providing ...

A technique to cool the planet, in which particles are added to the atmosphere to reflect sunlight, would not require ...

“This bears the hallmarks of an ammonium nitrate explosion,” said Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) on the recent massive explosion at an Iranian port.

“The main natural source of UK wildfire ignitions is lightning, but far too many ignitions are from people, such as discarded cigarettes, burning rubbish, arson, and vehicles backfiring,” said ...

Leading experts, including Professors Peter Fonagy and Eamon McCrory (both UCL Psychology & Language Sciences), have gathered at the House of Commons to call for urgent national action to tackle ...

The global uptake of mobile phone banning in schools is based on assumptions that social media is dangerous and smart phone use is addictive, distractive, unhealthy, and lessening educational outcomes ...

“My conjecture is that in countries where individualistic culture is strong, social rituals that bring people together might be particularly important for people’s wellbeing,” said Dr Alberto Prati ...

While many global tools rely on European or North American databases, this new calculator uses locally sourced data on building materials, manufacturing processes, transportation modes, and ...

There is no difference over time in the spatial working memory of older people who have autistic traits and those who are neurotypical, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The new research, ...

While nearly 40% of entrants into bachelor’s degree (BA)-granting colleges in the United States do not earn BAs within six years – yielding 2 million people considered “dropouts” each year – limited ...

“When you do the life cycle assessment of the whole process, they’re actually worse because you’re using so much energy to make the bag in the first place,” said Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL ...