Record-breaking flooding continues after historical high tides hit Venice. Venice has been experiencing the worst flooding it has seen in decades this past week following the second highest tide ever recorded at 187 centimetres, leaving […]
Our House is Literally on Fire
When you think of Australia, the idea of near-constant bushfires is pretty standard – and you’re right! Bushfires are incredibly important to the Australian ecosystem – Australian plants are adapted to thrive after a bushfire, […]
A Second Chance for Seagrass
A million seagrass seeds, enough to cover 20,000 square meters of seafloor, have been gathered from existing meadows to be planted this upcoming winter in the Dale Bay in Pembrokeshire in an effort to undertake […]
E-Cigarettes’ Safety Claims Go Up in Smoke
Marketed as the healthy alternative to cigarettes, they may not be as safe as you think… E-cigarettes and vaping products have taken the market by storm in recent years by being marketed as a safer […]
The Regeneration Game
Zebra fish and salamanders have the awe-inspiring ability to regrow body parts, the secrets of which have proved the envy of many a medical practitioner. The master of regrowth is the axolotl, an aquatic salamander […]
Mental Health Medication: Myth vs Reality
With the conversation on mental health slowly becoming less stigmatised, we join in to take a look at the medications being prescribed and how they work. Mental health is already a deeply stigmatised issue, and […]
Computers That Can Read Your Mind
It may sound like something from a sci-fi novel, but mind-reading artificial intelligence is closer to reality than you might think. Artificial intelligence (AI) is one area of scientific discovery that many people view with […]
A Pinch of Plastic
Every single piece of plastic ever made still exists, and now it’s being found in crabs in the River Thames Crabs in the river Thames have been found to have massive amounts of plastic crammed […]
Three’s the Magic Number…But Why?
The number three consistently pops up both in ancient and modern history – from literature (such as Shakespeare’s Three Weird Sisters in Macbeth), to religion (The Holy Trinity), to mathematics (Pythagorean Triads), and is considered […]
Professor Margaret Collins -Black History Under A Microscope
To celebrate Black History Month, we take a look at some inspirational figures who have excelled in their field and produced leading research around the world which we still rely on today! Perhaps a less […]