Young blood rejuvenation
New trials aiming to treat Alzheimer’s patients using blood transfusions
Ewe look familiar
Sheep can recognise celebrities including Baa-rack O-baa-ma.
The darker side of human data
What are the implications of a near future in which humans will be rated on their behaviour and relationships?
Miracle material could bring an end to cracked smartphone screens
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast are hoping that through combining different materials together, your iPhone may be made shatter-proof.
New Antibiotic Resistance Tracking Project Announced
Globally renowned charity the Wellcome Trust have announced £2.4 million to track the spread of superbugs.
Can graphic design save your life?
The question raised by Wellcome Collection’s latest exhibition probably isn’t one that is asked often enough.
Fetishisation of the Nobel Prize continues
ECONOMICS
Fear Factor: Zombie ants
Fear is one of the driving factors of human behaviour, but not everything we see in horror films is a fantasy. Science already has a wealth of horrific things, starting with parasitic fungi and moving up to bacterial mind control.
75% of global honey contaminated with pesticides
A new study spells bad news for our buzzing friends.
Chasing kaleidoscopic corals in Jordan’s Red Sea
Linking up with the Gulf of Aqaba’s undisputed coral conservation leaders
The language of science
As part of a new series, we look at the research of students here at Imperial, first up is MSc Science Communication graduate Emma Parkin.
Neutrino experiment strikes gold
Physicists & politicians are both hoping for a goldrush at South Dakota’s Homestake mine.