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Brainy Rudolph

Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Dec 2011

Tis the season to be jolly – for many a time to wind down from the year’s pressures, a time to rela…

The mysteries of the Moon

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Dec 2011

The moon, it seems to me, has been somewhat hidden in plain sight over the past 40 years. Since the…

Green-eyed monster

Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Nov 2011

A tinge of professional jealousy is something that most have experienced at some stage, but in the …

Nobel assembly bend the rules

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Nov 2011

Nobel Prizes are traditionally not awarded posthumously, so what happens when one of the laureates …

Congratulations UK Science!

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Nov 2011

Here in the UK we have always enjoyed a fine reputation for our science – “and rightly so” pipes up…

Halloween Science

Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Oct 2011

Halloween is fast approaching and we know exactly what’s on your mind – which is the best apple for…

Happy Birthday Prospero

Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Oct 2011

In today’s hi-tech world, where new technology is out of date almost as soon as it hits the shelf, …

Happy 40th!

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Oct 2011

Hello and welcome to the 40th anniversary edition of Laboratory News! I am pleased and indeed very …

Burrito birthday!

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Oct 2011

As you will no doubt have noticed it is the 40th anniversary of Laboratory News, and this issue is …

Going social

Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Sep 2011

After the Arab spring, and the recent English riots it is now clear to anyone who doubted it that w…

The butterfly effect

Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Sep 2011

What do the English riots and the Sulzberger ice shelf in Antarctica have in common?

You're having a laugh?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Sep 2011

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Science on the Beeb

Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Aug 2011

As News International continues to self destruct in the midst of editorial practices that would mak…

Phone hacking - how easy is it?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Aug 2011

How difficult is it to hack into someone's voicemail? Do you need to be a specialist programmer or …

What is fracking and is it safe?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Aug 2011

Fracking has been thrust – unwillingly – into the limelight as the safety and environmental impacts…

There's big and then there's this...

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Aug 2011

Motivation. Unfortunately something the Science lite desk has but a passing acquaintance with, yet …

The future of evolution

Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Jul 2011

At the recent, and rather good, Science World exhibition at the Magna Centre in Rotherham I had the…

Killer bean sprouts

Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Jul 2011

The E. coli outbreak in Germany is serious but is the panic-stricken public making the situation wo…

Pointless additions?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Jul 2011

Two new elements are set to join the 118 already in the Periodic Table, but they decay so quickly –…

The most unusual talent

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Jul 2011

They live in damp locations, feeding on bacteria and other micro-organisms – honey and oats is a bi…