If you think about the world around us, the meaning of completing a certain well-defined task usually remains constant. If someone tells you that they just built a house, you can develop expectations ...

The public debate on genetic engineering in agriculture is largely characterised by misinformation, myths and a confused understanding of nature, writes plant breeding and gene editing expert, ...

The engineering profession is now in the position to make a substantial contribution to the ''greening'' of the planet through ideas such as ecological engineering. In this retrospective period of ...

Sir, – Research on harnessing solar energy from space has taken a significant step forward, as reported by Kevin O’Sullivan (“Irish scientists move closer to creating solar farms in space”, News, May ...