The secret of charisma has been revealed by an experiment carried out on the entrants to FameLab, a nationwide talent hunt for the new faces of science. By asking them to fill out a simple ...

Great science communicators can help bridge the gulf between scientists and the public, and the finalists at Famelab International last week showed how it's done It was not exactly Eurovision, but it ...

How do plants know that they have been touched? How do cabbages keep warm in winter? How does a virus mutate? Why do men have nipples? These and similar unusual yet pertinent questions covering the ...

South Africa is producing world-class research in a myriad of different disciplines, which will respond to the development ­challenges faced by nations around the globe. How do we bridge this divide ...

A medical researcher from the University of Newcastle has won the North East regional finals of FameLab UK 2014, the competition to find the new voices in science, engineering, maths and technology.