Could ferocious lightning storms beam radio signals to Earth?
Lightning storms more powerful than those on Earth could be responsible for unexplained radio signals from space.
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Alien encounters
Danish film director Michael Madsen and a University of St Andrews’ physicist discuss how humanity would respond to an alien encounter.
Hope for kidney patients
New microscope developed by St Andrews physicists allows for quicker diagnosis of kidney disease.
New fibre-optic technology could heal wounds faster
New fibre-optic technology developed by St Andrews and Harvard Medical School could speed up the healing process of damaged tissue.
Stormy star discovery: implications for life on other planet
Tiny star with a monstrous temper
Magnetised gold heralds new generation of electronics
Dawn of the age of 'superconducting spintronics'
Slow light speeds up the microscopic world
Major applications for medical diagnostics
Cassiopeia’s hidden gem
Scottish astronomers help discover newfound super-Earth next door
The bright star of dark energy
Dr Rita Tojeiro named Women in Science Award winner
World-leading physics lab opened by education secretary
Angela Constance unveils new super low vibration facility and clean room at the University of St Andrews.