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A nation in space, or insane?

August 3, 2018
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A space-bound utopia or bizarre ego trip from a millionaire scientist? Russ Swan fails to get to the bottom of Asgardia… Great news for those exercised by the announcement of...
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An aquatic approach to space food

July 23, 2018
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Just how do you haul enough food into space on extended manned missions without burning through vital fuel? The answer, says biologist Dr Miriam Knee, all comes down to zooplankton…The...
Earth & Environmental
Food & Bev, Food and Drink, Interviews
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Evidence week, or weak?

July 16, 2018
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The tail end of June saw Parliament’s first ‘Evidence Week’ - important, sure, but isn’t this head slappingly obvious?During the week, the first of its kind, Sense about Science –...
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A big boat and some excessive capitals

July 2, 2018
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Fuel giant Shell says this month will see the successful implementation of a project that they hope will revolutionise natural gas production - and it involves a rather large boat...Motivation....
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The great conference call checklist

June 27, 2018
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To travel is to be free. It is to seek out like-minded scientists and share in their expertise… unless the lab’s travel budget is cut – in which case you’ll...
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Spectacular image of the Rosette Nebula

June 20, 2018
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This spectacular image is of the Rosette Nebula and is in the direction of the constellation Monoceros about 5,000 Light Years away from Earth.
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Focal Point, Physics
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The money man

June 15, 2018
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We are all aware of the sweat, tears, and stress required to win a grant bid… but what does it look like from the other side? Jim Smith, Director of...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Drug Discovery, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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Consensus and conspiracy

June 14, 2018
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Time, I think, to talk about scientific consensus. It is a tricky beast – sometimes friend, sometimes foe. In scientific circles, genuine consensus – that is to say a position...
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FOI request draws government on STEM immigration problems

June 14, 2018
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An FOI request reveals the number of visa application refusals affecting STEM We have talked much about immigration in our column over the last few months, particularly the issues surrounding...
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Democracy is dead, long live scientific sentimentocracy

June 7, 2018
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As political unrest spills across the globe, could science have the answer? Democracy is dead, long live scientific sentimentocracy says Russ Swan… at the very least it could put the...
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The flora and fauna of modern forensics

June 6, 2018
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The postmortem microbiome, forensic botany and some very angry creationists… when Professor Nathan H. Lents isn’t pushing forensic science in a very interesting direction he is writing some rather fabulous...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Forensics, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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Is it time for science embrace coffee shop culture?

May 22, 2018
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Cheap, sociable and a brilliant source of delicious beverages – Matthew Partridge ponders the possible joy of moving from the lab and into the coffee shop Coffee shops are the...
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