A complete copy of the report can be downloaded from the Department For Transport site here: www.dft.gov.uk//stellent/groups/dft_railways/documents/page/dft_railways_035013.pdf.
A new study commissioned by the Environmental Working Group challenges the assumption that babies in the womb are largely protected from most toxic chemicals.
Lava tubes formed on Earth could potentially provide clues about human habitats on the moon, claim researchers at Purdue University in Indiana.
A research team led by a chemist at the University of California, Riverside has fabricated microscopic polymer beads that change colour instantly and reversibly.
A newly launched UK company is introducing a method for extracting gold from rock and waste materials and purifying it for medical research use.
US researchers have discovered that wind farms produce a distinct effect on the temperatures of the land on which they are sited.
ABB has won a $34m order from the Saudi Electricity Company for the refurbishment and expansion of 20 distribution substations.
