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Everyone is invited to the science party

May 10, 2018
Dallas Campbell is a well-known science populariser and, this month, will be a key speaker at the Scientific Laboratory Show talking about society’s relationship with science, technology and engineering. We...

Adventures of a volcano whisperer

March 16, 2018
From bandits at dawn to lost airships, not to mention live volcanoes _– the life of an intrepid volcanologist is not for the faint hearted. Here, Professor Tamsin Mather reflects...

A distinctly combinatorial approach

February 12, 2018
As energy costs go up, will we be able to leverage the power of the sun to produce chemicals? Meet Dr Timothy Noël, who last year scooped the DECHEMA award...

Plastic (not so) fantastic

January 11, 2018
Microplastic pollution of the oceans is a deadly ecological problem, yet oddly we cant find 99% of it. Can the “lost” plastic be found with a dye normally associated with...

Exploring the void

December 20, 2017
With the universe in constant motion, making reliable astrophysical observations can be tricky – especially as we appear to be in something of a cosmic void. Benjamin Hoscheit explains…In my...

Standing on SUCCESS

October 11, 2017
How to mitigate rising CO2 levels? The answer says Ehsan Jorat is right under our feet. Here he tells us about the EPSRC-funded project called SUCCESS and why soil could...

Saturn’s North Pole

October 1, 2017
An image of Saturn's North Pole captured by Cassini as it began its dives between the planet's rings.

A spot of intergalactic dusting

September 11, 2017
How to see through galactic dust in order to study the universe? Miguel Pereira Santaella thinks all you need is a splash of water…

When will we finally see red?

August 17, 2017
The players are varied and the scene is set – so who will win the new space race? Astrophysicist Andrew May takes us through the scientific achievements and political landscape...

Apprenticeships: A good step forward, but nothing new

August 10, 2017
They maybe much lauded, and rightly so, but apprenticeships in science are nothing new says Sir Terry Croft...

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