The UK’s first citizens’ assembly on climate change has now had two out of their four allotted meetings held to tackle the meaty challenge of deciding how the government should meet the legally binding target […]
The Clouds Part for Climate Change Modelling
A new ground-breaking research project, co-led by scientists at the University of Leeds, is attempting to make sense of one of the biggest mysteries in our skies: clouds. The high-tech five week survey will analyse […]
The Missing Link
11.62 million-year-old fossils discovered in the Allgäu region of Bavaria between 2015 and 2018 bear remarkable anatomic traits of both apes and early humans and may be evidence of the last common ancestor before the […]
What is Coronavirus?
On 1st January, wet markets in the city of Wuhan in central China were shuttered as the first outbreaks of the new strain of coronavirus were epidemiologically linked to customers of the animal and seafood […]
Pessimistic or Just Plain Preposterous?
The UK’s Prime Minister delivered a thought-provoking speech at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2019 on modern advances in technology. While the speech featured some important themes and delivered an ultimately powerful message […]
LGBTQ+ Legends in STEM
Since it began in 1994, LGBT history month has been an opportunity for us to celebrate the contributions and remember the sacrifices of queer individuals. STEM subjects at Universities in the UK are on an […]
Risky Relaxation: How a Cute Candle Display Might Not be The Best Idea
It’s Self Care Sunday – maybe you draw yourself a bath surrounded by a six pack of vanilla scented tealights, or you play some Lo-fi beats accompanied by burning a stick of incense as you […]
A Second Chance for Seagrass
A million seagrass seeds, enough to cover 20,000 square meters of seafloor, have been gathered from existing meadows to be planted this upcoming winter in the Dale Bay in Pembrokeshire in an effort to undertake […]
Professor Margaret Collins -Black History Under A Microscope
To celebrate Black History Month, we take a look at some inspirational figures who have excelled in their field and produced leading research around the world which we still rely on today! Perhaps a less […]
Dr Alexa Canady – Black History Under A Microscope
To celebrate Black History Month, we take a look at some inspirational figures who have excelled in their field and produced leading research around the world which we still rely on today! Imagine being the […]
Dr Percy Julian – Black History Under A Microscope
To celebrate Black History Month, we take a look at some inspirational figures who have excelled in their field and produced leading research around the world which we still rely on today! If you’ve ever […]
Propelling Humanity into the Future
With the current UK and worldwide political and climate breakdown, it’s more tempting than ever before to consider relocating to the distant stars. With this and international space week in mind, let’s check in with […]