Science
An interview with Professor Tim Lenton
News Editor Megan Haynes and Editor-in-Chief Ana Anajuba speak to Professor Tim Lenton, Director of the Global Systems Institute and Chair in Climate Change and Earth System Science at the …
Genomic sequencing could lead to genetic testing available on the NHS
Daisy Scott, Online Deputy Editor, discusses a study that will sequence the genome of 100,000 …
Probiotics: Miracle obesity cure or too good to be true?
Rahul Anand discusses the potential use of probiotics in aiding weight loss among the clinically …
Greenland’s melting ice sheets cause rapid sea level rise
Imogen Poyntz-Wright, science editor, discusses how scientists discovered that Greenlands ice caps are causing sea …
Light exposure and its link to mental illness
Imogen Poyntz-Wright, Science editor, discusses recent findings that demonstrate a link between light exposure levels and certain mental illnesses. …
Cows: an unlikely hero in the fight against HIV?
Omar Harris Vernon El-Halawani discusses recent findings of how cow mucus can help reduce HIV and Herpes infections and the …
Can smartphones predict your risk of dying?
Elizabeth Barber discusses new research of how smartphones can predict our risk of mortality through sensor data and how the …
Memory loss: an unexpected consequence of Covid-19
Rahul Anand discusses one of the lesser understood symptoms of Covid-19 and recent findings which might shed light onto why …
News
Genomic sequencing could lead to genetic testing available on the NHS
Daisy Scott, Online Deputy Editor, discusses a study that will sequence the genome of 100,000 new-born babies which could lead …
Greenland’s melting ice sheets cause rapid sea level rise
Imogen Poyntz-Wright, science editor, discusses how scientists discovered that Greenlands ice caps are causing sea levels to rise much faster …
Light exposure and its link to mental illness
Imogen Poyntz-Wright, Science editor, discusses recent findings that demonstrate a link between light exposure levels and certain mental illnesses. …
Cows: an unlikely hero in the fight against HIV?
Omar Harris Vernon El-Halawani discusses recent findings of how cow mucus can help reduce HIV and Herpes infections and the …
Lite Science
Time for a nap?
Hannah Copsey discusses new research on the benefits of a quick forty winks …
The power of Catnip
Jacob Sturgess discusses the news that catnip might prove a valuable insect repellent. …
Cutting Edge Technology
Cutting Edge Technology Erica Mannis looks at the 2020 Nobel prize winning discovery on gene editing using the CRISPR-Cas9 system …
The Identification of Richard III
Online Science Editor Vincent Plant discusses how an international team identified the last Plantagenet king in 2013 …
Common Misconceptions
Environment
Cows: an unlikely hero in the fight against HIV?
Omar Harris Vernon El-Halawani discusses recent findings of how cow mucus can help reduce HIV and Herpes infections and the …
Pesticides – our ecosystem up in arms
Charlie Oldroyd discusses the negative effects that glyphosate can have on bee populations and the wider impact of pesticides on …
How worm saliva could change the course of history
Madi Wharmby discusses a recent study that found that worm saliva has the ability to rapidly break down plastic. …
Pollution found in the organs of foetuses
Rahul Anand discusses the recent findings that pollution has been found in the organs of developing babies and why this …
Health
Genomic sequencing could lead to genetic testing available on the NHS
Daisy Scott, Online Deputy Editor, discusses a study that will sequence the genome of 100,000 new-born babies which could lead …
Probiotics: Miracle obesity cure or too good to be true?
Rahul Anand discusses the potential use of probiotics in aiding weight loss among the clinically obese. …
Cows: an unlikely hero in the fight against HIV?
Omar Harris Vernon El-Halawani discusses recent findings of how cow mucus can help reduce HIV and Herpes infections and the …
Can smartphones predict your risk of dying?
Elizabeth Barber discusses new research of how smartphones can predict our risk of mortality through sensor data and how the …
Technology
COVID-19 Science
COVID-19 Vaccine Patch
Online Science Editor Daisy Scott discusses the recent development of a COVID-19 vaccine in the form of a patch, how …
Athletes and Anti-Vaxx: What’s Going On?
Athletes and Anti-Vaxx: What’s Going On? Online Sports Editor Henry Hood delves into the lack of vaccinations in the sporting …
Gene discovered that provides protection from COVID-19
Print science editor Ellen Rogers discusses the potential impact of recent research showing a genetic correlation with the severity of …
Coral Reefs and Coronavirus
Erica Mannis discusses the lengths that both staff and students went to ensure that the Marine Biology Coral Reef …