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31 Jul 2015: Of the nearly 60,000 survey respondents diagnosed through their GP, almost a quarter (23 per cent) had been seen three or more times before being referred for cancer tests. ... When they occur, diagnostic delays are largely due to cancer symptoms being

20 Nov 2015: Madagascar is one of the world’s great biodiversity hotspots, having been isolated from major continents for millions of years. The country has a great

22 Jun 2015: In wind tunnel tests, the treatment reduced the noise generated by a wind turbine blade by 10dB, without any appreciable impact on aerodynamics. ... The next step is to test the coating on a functioning wind turbine.

24 Feb 2015: which this study shows would yield substantial economic return – as well as saving incalculably precious natural landscapes and species from destruction. ... While that may seem a lot of money, it’s a fraction of the economic benefit we get from

22 Oct 2015: Quality in learning means not just great test scores, but also building the skills that underpin learning throughout a lifetime.

19 Jun 2015: This experiment will enable us to test our theory of gravity with much greater precision than ever before, and perhaps even show that our current theories need to be changed. ... This experiment will enable us to test our theory of gravity with much

21 Apr 2015: The David Attenborough Building will become a focal point for research and practice to transform our understanding and the conservation of biodiversity.

19 Oct 2015: The project is part of the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation programme, which is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council, the Economic and Social Research Council and the UK’s

30 Oct 2015: A few weeks ago, Tushita Mukhopadhyay – a chemist at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – carefully packaged up five new materials and flew to the UK to test them on the

28 Oct 2015: Wareham and colleagues use a combination of a risk score that they have developed, which looks at factors such as age, sex and weight, and a simple blood test to identify ... These could even do away with the need to take regular blood finger-prick tests.