December 25 is Father Christmas’s big day, giving gifts and presents to all mankind. But just how does he do it? Callum Dinnett discusses the science behind Santa’s night out.
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The Rarity of Intelligence
Vincent Plant discusses the inevitability of human’s high level of intelligence, and the implications this had on our planet.
Nobel Prizes for Noble People
Science writers discuss their favourite Nobel Prize winners and the influence that their work has had on them.
Sci-fi and sci-fiction
Elinor Jones explores the genre of science-fiction and how it has often predicted future scientific advances.
Storytelling in Science
Tom Dormer, Online Science Editor, talks to Louise Vennells, the Senior Press Officer for College of Medicine and Health, about the importance of good science communication.
Exeter academics argue that scientists “must be allowed to cry”
Researchers from the University of Exeter argue that scientists “must be allowed to cry” in their paper for the journal Science entitled ‘Grieving environmental scientists need support’. It is well-documented that the Earth is experiencing an environmental crisis. Tim Gordon, a marine biologist, and three other Exeter researchers argue that the pressure to find a […]
Things Are Heating Up
Vincent Plant discusses Greta Thunberg’s UN speech and takes a look at the current state of our climate.
RRS Sir David Attenborough: Floating to the Top
Tom Dormer, Online Science Editor, explains the methods used by the Natural Environmental Research Council to boost the RRS Sir David Attenborough’s huge increase in publicity.
SySTEMatically helping you through your degree at Exeter
Elinor Jones, Print Science Editor, provides some useful hints and tips to those studying STEM degrees at uni.
The secret power of art galleries
In Arts and Lit’s collaboration with Science, Print Science Editor, Elinor Jones, discusses the use of art galleries in psychiatric support.