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Science Lite: Jurassic fantasies will never be a reality

Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Nov 2012

Fans of this page may remember that two issues ago, the ScienceLite desk got into trouble for feign…

Jurassic fantasies will never be a reality

Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Nov 2012

Fans of this page may remember that two issues ago, the ScienceLite desk got into trouble for feign…

Where are the women?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Nov 2012

You don’t need me to tell you that science deals in the currency of evidence. This evidence builds …

The opposite of precision

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Nov 2012

Russ Swan explores the much-hyped concept of personalised medicine but realises it is a long way fr…

Laughing as we learn

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Oct 2012

The internet.  Internal combustion.  Crisps. Just three things that we on the Science Lite desk are…

Science in the dock

Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Oct 2012

Should you serve a prison sentence for being wrong about something? Monday 22 October marked a worr…

Is that a laboratory in your pocket…?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Oct 2012

Tweeting pictures of your lunch? Is that the best you can do with your smartphone? Russ Swan argues…

The hubris of humanity

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Oct 2012

The hubris of humanity is something that, in our current role as apex predators, can almost be forg…

A seed is sown, a lesson is learnt

Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Sep 2012

Life is all about learning lessons. And here on the Science Lite desk we have just learnt a very va…

Cosmetics con?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Sep 2012

Anti-wrinkle creams are a con – full of ingredients claiming to make your skin look and feel younge…

The quest for truth

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Sep 2012

Received wisdom can be a limiting factor – even in science, but beware - warns Russ Swan - the trut…

Where’s the wonder?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Sep 2012

I think it is getting harder for science to impress. Whilst the LHC and now Curiosity undoubtedly g…

Curiosity reaches Mars

Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Aug 2012

Mars – what is there left to learn about the big Red Planet? It’s red, it’s cold and it’s dry – tha…

Science goes to the movies

Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Aug 2012

While reminiscing about his childhood version of Spider-Man, Russ Swan asks what type of spider wou…

The colour of science

Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Aug 2012

Last month, Lab News columnist and general science raconteur, Russ Swan wrote about the staggering …

A tale of two discoveries

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Aug 2012

There are two discoveries I’d like to talk to you about in this month’s column. The first, perhaps …

To shave, or not to shave

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Jul 2012

“Since this is a bumper year for sport, I want you lazy lot to do something on the science and myth…

UK Biobank open for business

Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Jul 2012

UK Biobank is now open for business, with researchers able to access biological samples from over 5…

The colour of the lab

Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Jul 2012

When the world is such a colourful place, Russ Swan asks why is the lab so grey?!--more--

When you t…

Diversity in science

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Jul 2012

Can good news also be disappointing? I think it can. Let me explain – The Royal Society has teamed …