Exposure to air pollution is linked to an increased severity of mental illness, according to the most comprehensive study of its kind. The research, involving 13,000 people in London, found that a relatively small increase in exposure to nitrogen dioxide led to a 32% increase in the risk of needing community-based treatment and an 18% increase in the risk of being admitted to hospital. The researchers... 

Scientists have discovered a way to convert nuclear waste into radioactive black diamond batteries which last more than 5,000 years. Researchers at the University of Bristol have found a means of creating a battery capable of generating clean electricity for five millennia, or as long as human civilization has existed. Scientists found that by heating graphite blocks – used to house uranium rods... 

Scientists at the University of Bristol found that even one cannabis joint could trigger schizophrenia Smoking just one cannabis joint can bring on symptoms of schizophrenia, a study has found. Researchers at the University of Bristol have, for the first time, looked in detail at the changes in the brains of cannabis users. They found the drug disrupts the same parts of the brain as the psychotic illness,...