London trip evolves for pupils

PUPILS from four city high schools are to represent Scotland at a science conference in London.

Dynamic Earth eyes up share of £250,000

OUR Dynamic Earth is set to share in additional funding of £ 250, 000 announced for Scotland's science centres.

Extra cash to boost children's interest in science

SCIENCE centres will receive a £ 250, 000 boost this year to improve the interest and ability of children in the subject.

Achieving top grades in science subjects more difficult, proves research

(Durham University) Schoolchildren studying science and technology subjects like maths, physics and chemistry find it much harder to achieve the top exam grades than candidates of similar ability studying subjects like media studies and psychology, proves a new report.

Rutgers University professor to receive George Pólya Prize

(Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics has recognized Van H. Vu for his work in combinatorial theory. He is being honored for developing fundamental concentration inequalities for random polynomials that are applicable to broader contexts than earlier inequalities. These inequalities have enabled the solution of long-standing problems in projective geometry, convex geometry, extremal graph theory, number theory, and theoretical computer science. This work is one of the most important contributions to probabilistic combinatorics in the past ten years.

Glitter en route to UK

Disgraced singer Gary Glitter tonight left Bangkok and is on a flight bound for London, the British Foreign Office said.

Britney 'feeling better than ever'

Britney Spears has shared the secrets to her svelte new figure, saying “I’m the healthiest I’ve been in my life.

ITV denies pressuring 'X-Factor' hopeful to talk about suicides

ITV today denied putting pressure on an 'X Factor' contestant to speak on the talent show about a spate of apparent suicides in her home county.

'Sex and the City' actress to star in ITV drama

'Sex and the City' star Cynthia Nixon has signed up to the ITV follow-up to Quentin Crisp drama 'The Naked Civil Servant', it was announced today.

DAX 30 loses ground

FRANKFURT: the DAX 30 closed down 80.8 at 6237.0.

Little movement for FTSE

A stiff hike in oil prices cast a cloud over the London market today as they helped wipe out some solid gains enjoyed during earlier trading.

Further fall for ISEQ

The value of shares declined by more than 2% today in a session of heavy trading on the Irish Stock Exchange.

Heinz lifted by strong UK growth

Food firm Heinz today reported a 11% rise in first-quarter earnings after it achieved a record share of the UK soup market in the three-month period.

Butterfingers Drop Men, Women Out Of 400M Relays

Tyson Gay reached back to grab the baton "and there was nothing." He's
not the only American track favorite who will leave Beijing
empty-handed. The American men's and women's 400-meter relay teams both
misconnected on the final handoffs in their preliminaries Thursday, a
pair of stunning setbacks that made it that much easier for the
Jamaicans to say the Bird's Nest is really their house.

U. S. Softball Team Denied Gold, Loses To Japan

Losing for the first time since 2000, the American women's softball team were denied a chance for a fourth straight gold medal Thursday, beaten 3-1 by Japan in the sport's last appearance in the Olympics for at least eight years. Maybe forever.