Once Upon a DNA
Omar Shabana explores the ins and outs of the information in our DNA, and how we use it. Image credit:...
Oldest galaxy disk yet to be observed: ‘Wolfe Disk’ formed soon after the Big Bang
Astronomers have found a galaxy with a disk that formed just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang – early...
NASA x SpaceX Launch
After almost a decade, NASA is sending a crewed rocket into space from the US to the ISS (International Space...
Advancing artificial womb technology
Next Nature Network and Maxima Medical Centre’s speculative artificial womb design, presented at the Chronic Health Exhibition during Dutch Design...
Biobanks in the ranks
The virus which causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) has been particularly cryptic in its strike pattern. There is a wide variation in...
Can neutrinos shed some light on the imbalance of the universe?
One of the Universe’s greatest mysteries revolves around antimatter, or rather the lack thereof. Physicists are convinced that when our...
The mixed promise of antibody tests
Image credit: Fernando Zhiminaicela via Pixabay As many countries in Europe tentatively begin to ease restrictions, experts are debating the...
The Million Pound Brain Prize: Edinburgh University Researcher Celebrated as 2020 Prizewinner
Professor Sir Adrian Bird, University of Edinburgh Fundamental and pioneering. This is how the selection committee for the prestigious and...
Black hole discovered 1,000 light years away
European astronomers have found a black hole about 1,000 light years away from Earth – closer than any other discovered...