How ancient chewing gum could revolutionise archeology
We finally have a way to connect archeological findings with genetic studies, using ancient chewing gum. In a new study...
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Thinking Through Animals review
Image Credit: LaggedOnUser It was an uncharacteristically pleasant spring evening as I joined the waiting crowd for the evening’s event,...
A review of 12 years to save the planet Earth
Image Credit: NASA via Wikimedia Commons As stated in the Edinburgh Science Festival brochure, “In 2018, top environmental scientists issued...
Crohn’s disease research set to benefit from £1.8m funding boost
Image Credit: Nephron via Wikimedia Commons Crohn’s disease is a chronic and often debilitating condition that causes inflammation of the...
Medical Cannabis: An evening of discussion at Edinburgh Science Festival
Image Credit: futurefilmworks via Pixabay As part of its series of evening discussions, the Edinburgh Science Festival hosted an evening...
The Event Horizon Telescope reveals the first ever direct image of a black hole
Over 100 years ago, in 1915, Albert Einstein developed his theory of general relativity. This was a mathematical framework which...
This tiny, brazilian frog may have harnessed the power of fluorescence to communicate with other animals
During the rainy season, from mid-October to March, a small, bright yellow frog prowls the floor of the Brazilian Atlantic...
Bacteria may be travelling through the air to share DNA
A research group has discovered that bacteria in remote, isolated regions share some stretches of DNA and are suggesting that...
The necessity of gender-neutral toilets
Image Credit: sarahmirk via Wikimedia Commons Entering a toilet is a choice; a choice between entering a women’s or a...