The word detox is mentioned a lot with the onset of a new year. The adverts for detox teas or juice cleanses are plastered everywhere, promising to rid the body of the ‘toxins’ we accumulated […]
Why resolutions never stick
If you are one of the millions of people to have made a news years resolution, you may already be struggling to keep it. According to polls and surveys, approximately 80% of people have ‘failed’ […]
Government shutdown shuts off science
The US government shutdown has broken the record for the longest federal shutdown in American history. While this had an obvious impact on many issues, the negative implications for scientific research have perhaps been overlooked. […]
The Battle Against Superbugs in Modern Medicine
The overuse of antibiotics is threatening to plunge us into a post-antibiotic era. Once treatable infections and minor injuries could now kill again with antibiotic resistance at breaking point, new statistics suggest. The Organisation for […]
The California Wildfires: The Realisation of The Threat of Climate Change
Wildfires had been raging in California since the 8th of November when they were finally contained on 25th of November. The wildfires have burnt approximately 150,000 acres of land and have killed at least 88 […]
Brazilian President Bolsonaro: A threat to the environment?
You will no doubt have heard about the countless low blows Trump has dealt the environment, but you might not have heard about the newly inaugurated president of Brazil. His name is Jair Bolsonaro, and […]
Probing Deep into Martian Matter: Reviewing NASA’s ‘7 Minutes of Terror’ after a month of successful InSight operation.
It’s now been over two months since against all odds, NASA’s InSight landed safely on the Red Planet, demonstrating a massive triumph for human achievement. Although the entire journey from Earth to Mars lasted 6 […]
Chytrid Chaos
Chytrid disease is one of the greatest threats to amphibians worldwide and a problem that is only increasing as it spreads across continents. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, shortened to Bd, is the species of fungus responsible for […]
Who will feature on the new £50 banknote?
After 2020 the £50 banknote will be issued in plastic and the Bank of England are asking the British public to nominate prominent scientists to feature on it. Since the nomination announcement in November there […]
Academic Visa Rejections Threaten UK’s Reputation of Excellence, Say Scientists
The director of a world leading research centre based in London has warned of the possible urgency to relocate science conferences outside the UK. This warning came following visa rejections which were imposed on 17 […]
British Academics Fear for Losses to Science Funding Following Brexit
Since 2014, the UK has received €4.6bn from the EU’s Horizon 2020 science programme. A large portion of this money has come from research programmes exclusive to EU member states, including the European Research […]
Where the Wild Things Aren’t – British Flora Post-Brexit
If I close my eyes and think back to my childhood, I picture myself with my grandparents walking through the woods near to my house. I can hear the damp rustling of the leaves, and feel […]