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Sep 23, 20247 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 10, 20247 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 4, 20248 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 23, 20246 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 17, 20246 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 13, 20247 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...
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