Nature-inspired energy storage developments
Biomimetics, which studies biological systems in order to imitate them and apply them to disciplines like modern medicine and engineering,...
A genetic link between inflammation and depression?
Whilst there are many different cell types in our body, each contains the same DNA. In order to perform their...
Inspiring STEM
The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he’s one who asks the right questions. – Claude Levi-Strauss....
McDonald’s gets a makeover
A sea turtle with a plastic straw stuck in its nostril. An albatross killed by ingesting mouthfuls of plastic. A...
Silence no more – correcting hearing loss with CRISPR
Hearing loss is a health problem affecting over 5% of the world’s population. It is a complex disease, which...
Health benefits of coffee: the verdict
With so many contradicting headlines declaring the devastating health effects of coffee or its limitless health benefits, it can all...
Fruit fly studies reveal brains continue to grow in adulthood
When we talk about the brain or the nervous system, the cell type that we most hear about are neurons...
Can whales learn deafness?
If you’re reading this on your computer then you’re probably within reaching distance of them. Go anywhere amongst the public...
The science of snowflakes
The season of festive cheer is descending upon us, with our thoughts already wandering to those things that are iconically...