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The science conundrum

April 3, 2017
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Are we really cut out for this science lark? With our emotions, whims and fancies; it seems unfortunate science is left up to us. People, I mean.
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The science behind humour

April 1, 2017
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From quantum physics to medical clowning – Russ Swan wonders why scientific attempts to understand humour always seems so, well, humourless…
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The wonders of graphene

April 1, 2017
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Touted as a wonder material since its creation - just what is going on with graphene?
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Pigeon thermoregulation

April 1, 2017
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This wonderful image displays the intricate blood vessels inside a pigeon that allow it to regulate its temperature.
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Far-reaching consequences of Brexit for science can be tackled now

March 29, 2017
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Today Article 50 will be delivered to the EU, but what does this mean for Science in the UK?
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Tortoise shell beetle

March 27, 2017
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Tortoise shell beetles are harmless in small numbers but can cause severe deforestation when in large groups.
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Who’d win a fight between Godzilla and a T. rex?

March 21, 2017
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Following on from How Many Moons Does the Earth Have? Popular science writer Brian Clegg is back with another quiz book. Loaded with new questions, What Colour is The Sun?...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Interviews
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Hunt for mosquitoes

March 20, 2017
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An image of a tern looking for food, in this case mosquitoes.
Earth & Environmental
Environment, Focal Point
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Is it time to automate absolutely everything?

March 15, 2017
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You can scapegoat all you like – but if something has gone wrong in the lab, it is YOUR fault. Why? Humans are always the weakest link says Dr Matthew...
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When does an abbreviation stop being one?

March 8, 2017
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Scientific abbreviations are getting longer, and Russ Swan’s patience is getting shorter…so much so that a recent abridgement caused a Carry-on style kerfuffle… I have a growing problem with abbreviations,...
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A right royal success

March 6, 2017
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Following a fellowship award from the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, Alice Hagan set about developing an oncological knock-out punch. Here she talks microbeads, cancer starvation, and the...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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Amongst the obvious, the obscure does lurk

March 3, 2017
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There are times when convention must be breached. Be it to introduce a new theory or experimental method, or – and this may be less obvious – when contriving to...
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