70 Years of STEM Nobel Prizes & Fields Medals
From 1949 to the present day, here are 70 awards, one per year, given to Imperial and non-Imperial scientists alike to celebrate their achievements in the natural sciences and medicine
The Power of Bugs in Today’s Climate Crisis
We all know the climate crisis is not one to be ignored for many reasons: increased natural disasters, extinction of wild animals, rising sea levels, food shortages and many more – but microorganisms may be the one to watch
Reimagined, Redesigned, and Revamped
It makes up part of the scenery at Imperial, sitting just a right turn out of the South Kensington tube station on Exhibition Road, but the Science Museum’s latest gallery is more than just background viewing
Snap! Goes the Future…
Natural innovations: New research shows how far the development of biomimetic sensors has come and the potential they have for mimicking real-life nervous systems
Caterpillar, Butterfly, or Insect?
Evolutionary origins of how plants recognise their predators, plus plant-talk as an information sharing model
From the Lab to your Plate – the Science Behind Five Intriguing Foods
Missed your weekly dose of food? Ex-Food Editor (and your newest Science Editor) Julia is back and easing into her new role with a fusion of the two for a light read…
In Summary: Nobel Prize 2019
Science editor Sânziana Foia gives an overview of the research behind this year’s science Nobel Prizes
Resistance is Futile: Why Antibiotic Overprescribing Remains a National and Global Problem
Antimicrobial resistance is a problem that we’ve known about for around 75 years now, with Alexander Fleming referring to it in his Nobel Prize speech way back in 1945. Since then the problem has become recognised internationally. It is estimated that around 700,000 people every year die from
The revival of measles
Measles is on the rise in the wake of the popularisation of ‘anti-vaxxer’ rhetoric, decreasing herd immunity, and increasing risk. Make sure you are protected!
Time to go to sleep
Almost all animals sleep, but we don’t know why. Modern research is revealing how sleep is essential for numerous brain functions such as learning, memory and immunity.
Psychedelics research at Imperial College enters a new phase
The second phase to be exact. This year the newly minted Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London began conducting a first-of-its-kind phase II clinical trial designed to test how effective the hallucinogenic compound psilocybin is at treating patients with major depressive disorder versus a current prescription antidepressant, escitalopram.
Oxygen: the generator of life
New research indicates that oxygen abundance was strongly correlated to cycles of flourishing and declining biodiversity during the development of prehistoric multicellular life.