David Bradley
David is a freelance science journalist
NewsHives no longer buzz
There are growing concerns that colony collapse disorder (CCD), which is ravaging honeybee populations, could be due partly to pesticide use.
NewsSpinning up water beams
Researchers in Israel have found a way to separate water molecules that differ only in how their hydrogen nuclei are spinning
NewsThe trouble with mercury
Researchers in the US have used laboratory simulations to reveal the two-faced nature of microbes
NewsX-raying a DVD
Little is known about the detailed structural changes that take place when data are stored and retrieved
NewsFriday scribble yields Nobel Prize
David Bradley on the strongest, thinnest material known to man
NewsCarbon's noble matchmaker makes Nobel
Negishi, Suzuki and Heck were honoured for their pioneering work on palladium catalysis, David Bradley reports
NewsFungal degradaton
Soil fungi and a strain of fungus that causes white rot could be useful agents in the biodegradation of bisphenol A based plastics
NewsGreen cement soaks up CO2
Cement based on silicates and carbonates could reduce the carbon footprint of the contruction industry
NewsSelf-healing materials
Scientists discover construction materials that can undo the damage caused by radiation
NewsMercury lingers on
Shenandoah Valley rivers still show signs of mercury toxicity 50 years after contamination
NewsSnowdrop chemical identified
Spanish scientists identify 17 potential medicinals in the common winter-flowering snowdrop
NewsFlaxseed oil and healthy bones
Should flaxseed oil be added to the diet of women at risk of developing osteoporosis?
NewsNobel chemistry completes trilogy
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas Steitz, and Ada Yonath have won the 2009 Nobel Prize for chemistry for mapping the ribosome at the atomic level
NewsA Safer Nanotechnology
Researchers in Saudi Arabia have developed an environmentally friendly way of making nanomaterials from zinc oxide
NewsToxic Sunscreen Testing
Chemists use spectroscopic technique to shed light on the toxic metals in sunscreens and cosmetic products
NewsTreasure from the Earth's mantle
Research gives support to controversial theory on the origins of fossil fuels
NewsThe Salty Ocean Of Enceladus
European scientists discover that the giant plume of water emitted from Saturn's largest moon is fed by a salty ocean