Clean air, clean mind: The impact of air pollution on our brains
We know that air pollution has negative consequences on human health, but how does it affect our thinking and cognitive abilities?
To infinity and beyond: Looking at what’s next for science in 2023
The Mancunion bring you all the Science and Technology news you may have missed in 2022, and what to look forward to in 2023
12 Days of Christmas: 12 drummers neurologically reprogrammed
On the 6th day of Christmas, we discuss how drumming can affect the brain and mental health
12 days of Christmas: Only two turtle doves left
Here we discuss the 2nd item in ’12 Days of Christmas’, the falling numbers of turtle doves in the UK and conservation efforts underway to reverse this decline
Sunak science: Can the new PM be trusted?
With (another) new prime minister in power, we investigate his record on science and how that might impact the UK’s scientific community
How will COVID vaccines be distributed across the globe?
Lauren Holland discusses the importance of the global vaccination scheme.
Scientific discovery: Viagra and other happy accidents
From viagra to penicillin, the world would not be the same without these accidental discoveries
From vaccines to climate change, why don’t we trust the science?
Lauren Holland investigates the reasons people do not trust scientists
Fascinating or frightening? CRISPR wins the Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Two women bring home the Nobel Prize for Chemistry with the remarkable gene-editing tool CRISPR – yet this technology raises some of the most difficult ethical questions we face