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...
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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...
Life-saving imaging technology for baby hearts
Congenital heart diseases is a general term for a range of birth defects that affect the function of the heart....
The woman who can smell Parkinson’s disease
24 years ago, Joy Milne, a now 67 year old from Perth, noticed a strange and ‘different’ smell on her...
Can mushrooms stimulate healthy ageing?
Photo Credit: Marco Verch via Flickr Mushrooms are divisive, as far as foods go. Some people love their earthy flavour...
New hope for targeting ‘Sleeping Sickness’
Sleeping sickness, caused by single celled species Trypanosoma brucei, is a fatal vector-borne parasitic disease. The parasite is found in...