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A spring in your step

May 3, 2017
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Spring, as they say, has most definitely sprung. As the daffodils sway gently in the breeze and lambs skip youthfully in the lush fields, Nature turns her mind to all...
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Human brain

May 2, 2017
Insight
This spectacular image of the human brain has been made with a combination of hand drawing, neuroscientific data, algorithmic simulation of neural circuitry, photolithography, strategic lighting design, and gilding.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Focal Point, Health/Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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The endless complexity of nature

May 1, 2017
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Nature really can be a swirling, contradictory mess; her simplicity so often a facade propped up by savage complexity.
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Hawaiian bobtail squid

April 24, 2017
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This image shows a baby Hawaiian bobtail squid, measuring just 1.5 cm across.
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Time to end the data massage

April 17, 2017
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Matthew Partridge has a gentle reminder for us all: experiments don’t lie; researchers lie when they don’t like the experiment and ‘correct’ the data…
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The problem with PCR…

April 13, 2017
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Nothing less than a total reimagining of how we perform PCR was the starting point for inventor Gert de Vos. Here he talks inventions, investors and keeping quiet about your...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Interviews
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Young STEM meets MPs

April 7, 2017
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Naomi Clarke writes about the sixth annual Voice of the Future event where young STEM representatives quizzed political figures about science policy.
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Out in the cold

April 5, 2017
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Surprising perhaps; this time last year the nation was so confident Britannia ruled the polar waves we grew drunk on ‘Boaty McBoatface’ smugness.
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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
Insight
This wonderful image displays the intricate blood vessels inside a pigeon that allow it to regulate its temperature.
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Focal Point
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