Birth of words
Baeless, faved and yaas – if you use Twitter, you will have already seen some of these newly created words. But where do they come from?
Dark cores (not a new Ben and Jerry’s™ flavour)
“…I know they seem a little narcissistic, but they’re actually a really good person...” – maybe not, states recent research from the University of Copenhagen, which identifies a common denominator across many malevolent human behaviours: a dark core.
2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine: the fight against cancer
James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo’s research may save many lives
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: Science on why we can’t stop eating
I lied to myself again: “I will just have one more,” as I engulfed the whole bag of crisps. Interestingly, this gluttonous behaviour can be explained by science, so we are not to be blamed entirely. In the brain, there are two main types of neurones that impact our appetite
ICESat-2, NASA’s new satellite to measure the melting of ice
On Saturday the 15th of September, NASA launched their newest laser, the ICESat-2, which stands for “Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite”. In orbit 500 km above our heads, the satellite’s main mission is to measure the alarming evolution of ice melting in the poles. Since 2009 and the
Moths at Midnight
Recent research from the University of York gives an insight into the night-time pollination activities of moths. A pollination service that may be of great ecological importance, which has been overlooked, until now.
Nobel Season: A Summary of the Prizes for 2018
A quick tour of who’s who and what’s what in this year’s greatest scientific achievements
Zombie cells
The zombies are here, except turns out it’s on a cellular scale, so stop boarding up your windows and pick up that microscope! In new research from Dr Baker at the Mayo Clinic, scientists found that removing senescent cells, also known as ‘zombie’ cells, reduced symptoms associated with age
Bacteria in poop: the key to losing weight?
Summer is officially over and, temporarily, we don’t need our summer bodies. However, losing weight is not just about looking nice on sandy beaches; obesity is one of the key risk factors that causes cardiovascular disease and other chronic diseases. Obesity is a multi-facet condition: genetics, activity level and
Prime time
Science writer Paulina Rowinska delves into the unpredictable world of prime numbers and describes why an explanation for their occurence would be such an important breakthrough in mathematics.
We were born to be lazy
Did you skip that gym session again? Blame evolution – it made us lazy, a new study from University of British Columbia indicates.
Does reciting the Ten Commandments reduce cheating behaviour?
Farewell summer, and welcome to a new academic year! On the bright side, Halloween and Christmas are upon us, and you get to catch up with all your friends. On the downside, however, is the university-associated stress: coursework, presentations and examinations. Even for the post-graduates amongst us, the amount of