Category: Feature
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Ancient Egyptian Skeleton Reveals Long-Distance Ancestry
Nitara Wijayatilake takes us through an exciting new that may change our understanding of early human migration.
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You Are What She Ate: The Surprising Link Between Your Face and Your Mother’s Diet
Josh details how a mother’s diet may impact the facial features of her unborn baby
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Why Men Age Differently: The Tiny Chromosome with a Big Role
Angelica teaches us about the gradual loss of the Y Chromosome on a population level and the impacts of losing this chromosome on an individual
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Whispers in the Cloud Forest: The Mysterious Life of the Spectacled Andean Bear
Andrés Acosta makes us fall in love with South America’s only bear species, the Andrean Bear. He teaches the reader about these understudied creatures and the threat of climate change on their habitat.
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Hummingbirds: Tiny Aviators Shaping Evolution
Andrés explores the fascinating physiology and influence of hummingbirds in evolution and maintaining biodiversity!
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Mind the Gap! The Future of Spinal Repair
Aidan McConnell-Trevillion discusses the promising results of a 25-year study exploring spinal cord implants and their use in restoring movement after paralysis. Although he highlights the challenges that still remain, he hopes that advances in technology may improve outcomes, bringing us closer to making spinal cord injury a more treatable condition.
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Fertilo: The Birth of a New Era of IVF
Eleanor discusses how a new IVF technique, know as Fertilo, has led to the birth of the first baby conceived using stem cell-based egg maturation. This alternative method offers a faster and less invasive alternative to traditional IVF. However, concerns remain over long-term safety, regulatory approval, and equitable availability. While Fertilo is already in use…
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Sláinte! Does a glass of wine a day keep the doctor away?
Thomas Vinterberg’s Dutch film Another Round or Druk won the Oscar for international feature in 2021. The film revolves around 4 teachers who – over a birthday dinner – discuss a theory proposed by Norwegian psychiatrist Finn Skårderud that humans must consume low doses of alcohol to compensate for a natural deficiency and realise their…
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A fresh dip into the health benefits of outdoor swimming
Alkisti Kallinikou asks if open water swimming can help your physical and mental health.
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Could genetically modified animal organs solve the human transplant crisis?
Emma Nance discusses the pig-culiar story of the man who had a pig’s heart.