Can’t sleep? It’s not me, it’s you
Amrita Ghosh and Arya Mehta explore solutions to sleep deprivation
Releasing a vaccination for Malaria
Lauren Hoskin discusses advancements in finding a vaccine for Malaria
Jet lag resistance in mice
They don’t suffer like you after a long flight, Fiona Hartley explains
Higgs-tory through the ages: fifty years yields Nobel prize
Philippa Skett gives us an exciting history lesson about the Higgs boson and how its existence was finally confirmed last year
Breakthrough towards curing Alzheimer’s...
Utsav Radia on a new step to neurodegenerative disease treatment
Marsupials don’t stop until they drop
Are you dying for sex? Philippa Skett tells us that if you compare yourself to male marsupial mice, you really arenʼt
Hype, hope and headlines
The relationship between scientists, the media and the public is fraught with the dangers of miscommunication and exploitation. The question of where the responsibility must lie when a patient becomes a victim is not easily answered. This is particularly true of fertility research, an area that...
Hartley Science: Attack of the Hornets
Fiona’s science corner: Attack of the hornets!
New form of matter created from photons
The Harvard-MIT Center for Ultracold Atoms has created “photonic molecules” by binding photons together, as published in Nature last week.
Link found between HIV and cocaine
Phillipa Skett writes about the latest findings in HIV research
Blood, snot and students
Fiona Hartley tells us why scientists will soon be adding a new weapon to our arsenal against flu
Tired or drunk? You might be feeling quite creative
Science Editor Fiona Hartley explores the link between creativity and alcohol (and tiredness).