Science Societies
Young scientists from several universities across the UK met with guests of honour including HRH The Duke of Kent and Sir Paul Nurse to discuss the future of science
Fleming’s fungus finally identified
While previously assumed to have been P. chrysogenum, the fungus that led Fleming to his discovery of penicillin may in fact have been up to four separate species
Facebook is making the world even smaller
A study examining 69 billion friendships on Facebook shows the average degrees of separation between two randomly chosen users to be 3.74
Earth’s core deprived of oxygen
New research reveals new information about the composition of the Earth's core
Dreaming of another world
Kelly Oakes on what to do if you need to take the edge off painful memories
Wavefunction may be real after all
Theorem by Imperial scientists could change our understanding of the wavefunction
Suicidal corals know what’s coming
Coral can kill its own cells when adverse conditions are coming
Shallow lakes on Europa
Maciej Matuszewski on the best evidence yet for water just below the surface
Particles from thin air
Photons pulled out of vacuum thanks to quantum mechanics
Neutrinos still faster-than-light?
Improved experiment yields same results
Have sex, then select
Maya Kaushik on selection after copulation and ‘cryptic female choice’
Extreme weather set to increase
Simulations suggest increased chances of heavy rainfall, which could lead to flooding