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Sep 237 min read

AlphaFold: The Breakthrough That Could Revolutionise Science

“To understand life, we need to understand proteins,” said New Scientist magazine in July 2022. And yet, if we’re being honest, the...

May 107 min read

Could a Major Solar Storm Cause Chaos?

What’s the most destructive weather you can think of? Chances are that solar storms aren’t what you picture. But perhaps they should be....

Apr 48 min read

AI Gets Emotional

How do you feel about machines tracking your emotions? Imagine if your phone could sense that you’re feeling stressed, and it responded...

Mar 236 min read

How to Feed 10 Billion People

The global population is expected to pass 10 billion within the next few decades. That means we’ll have doubled the number of people on...

Feb 176 min read

Crowdsourced Science

Science can sometimes feel like an abstract concept – something that happens in sealed-off labs full of people in white coats making...

Jan 137 min read

Will Tomorrow's Tech Read Your Mind?

Everyone loves a good magic trick. Take mind-reading, for instance. We can enjoy the stagecraft and illusion safe in the knowledge that...

Nov 29, 20235 min read

The Greatest Design of All Time?

The designs of some of our greatest inventions are inspired by nature – from imitating birds to build flying machines, leaves to design...

Sep 28, 20237 min read

Magic Mushrooms: A Mental Health Cure?

What do you think of when you hear the words “magic mushrooms”? It’s likely that you may be picturing long-haired hippies, experimental...

Aug 27, 20238 min read

Carbon Capture: Can It Really Fix Climate Change?

Last month was the hottest ever recorded on Earth. It is a fact that the planet is heating up and, without drastic action, the changing...

Jul 21, 20236 min read

The Exciting Potential of Sensory Substitution

From eyes that see over a million different colours to ears that detect a staggering range of frequencies, the human senses are...

Feb 28, 20237 min read

The Death of Old Age

Here’s a cheery question: what medical condition claims more lives than any other? The answer might surprise you. It’s not cancer, heart...

Jan 16, 20236 min read

Does Science Have a Bias Problem?

How objective are you? Most of us like to think that we always make rational and fact-based decisions, but studies show that we are often...

Nov 24, 20226 min read

Dopamine: The Good, the Bad and the Downright Unhealthy

Do you often find yourself endlessly scrolling your social media feeds for no apparent reason? You may have asked yourself "Why am I...

Oct 30, 20226 min read

Nuclear Power and the Promise of Fusion

For many of us, the concept of nuclear power can sound a bit scary. We hear the word "nuclear" and images of mushroom clouds, Chernobyl...

Jul 4, 20225 min read

Predicting Proteins with AI

Proteins probably don’t weigh too heavily on your mind day to day. It’s ironic, given every single cell in your brain, and the rest of...

Jun 13, 20224 min read

How Tech is Tackling Deforestation

A 2021 study by WWF found an area of forest totalling 43 million hectares – almost double the size of the UK – was wiped out in just 13...

Nov 13, 20214 min read

What is Cloud Seeding?

With temperatures continuing to rise around the world, it’s clear we’ll need to rely on something other than rain dances to fend off...

Jul 16, 20216 min read

The Science of Sad Songs

If you’ve ever felt a lump in your throat listening to a piece of music, you’re far from alone. It’s a strange phenomenon — that the soft...

May 28, 20216 min read

The Science of Prediction

Can you believe it’s been more than six months since that nail-biting US presidential election? For many of us “outsiders”, the choice...

Aug 14, 20204 min read

Futuristic Fun & Games

Remember the good old days of playing board games? So-called 'family fun', sitting inside on a rainy afternoon with your sibling getting...