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Is unlimited clean energy too good to be true?
18th March 2021

Is unlimited clean energy too good to be true?

The first stage of bringing fusion power to the national grid is underway
Decoding the controversy of gene editing
12th March 2021

Decoding the controversy of gene editing

The uses of gene editing have been clouded with controversy ever since the technology was first developed in the 1970s. With the doors reopened for gene editing to return to the forefront of modern medicine, it’s crucial to learn about the correct facts and information that can decode this controversy.
In the Paperwork: The Future of UK Science Legislation
12th March 2021

In the Paperwork: The Future of UK Science Legislation

The pandemic has somewhat overshadowed Brexit in recent months. Blake Crompton explores the often unreported details of resulting scientific policy.
How will COVID vaccines be distributed across the globe?
12th March 2021

How will COVID vaccines be distributed across the globe?

Lauren Holland discusses the importance of the global vaccination scheme.
Covid and climate change: A worrying trend
8th March 2021

Covid and climate change: A worrying trend

Georgie Selwood explores the ways in which climate change could impact our relationship with disease.
Is ‘greenwashing’ by big tech deceiving us all?
8th March 2021

Is ‘greenwashing’ by big tech deceiving us all?

Amelia Cummins discusses whether large tech corporations are really as green as they seem.
The Revolution of Sustainable Plastics
8th March 2021

The Revolution of Sustainable Plastics

Blake Crompton explores the potential for bioplastics in a world plagued by the waste we’ve created.
Scientific discovery: Viagra and other happy accidents
2nd March 2021

Scientific discovery: Viagra and other happy accidents

From viagra to penicillin, the world would not be the same without these accidental discoveries
Bringing women out of the footnotes of science history
1st March 2021

Bringing women out of the footnotes of science history

Chloe Tenn highlights some of science history’s most inspiring unsung women to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
LGBTQ+ History Month but make it (chemically) exciting
25th February 2021

LGBTQ+ History Month but make it (chemically) exciting

Amrita Chattopadhyay discusses how the Manchester chemistry community have been celebrating LGBT+ History month

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Hello, is it Earth you’re looking for?
25th February 2021

Hello, is it Earth you’re looking for?

Is anyone out there? Emma Hattersley discusses the messages we’ve sent into space that may never be heard.
Viruses, vaccines and variants: Everything you need to know
25th February 2021

Viruses, vaccines and variants: Everything you need to know

Anna van der Zwaluw offers an update on the covid-19 battle, discussing the new variants and the progression of the vaccination rollout.
Could the Large Hadron Collider help scientists detect dark matter?
24th February 2021

Could the Large Hadron Collider help scientists detect dark matter?

Kerry Mack delves deeper in to the future of understanding mysterious ‘dark matter’.
How to put your favourite websites into dark mode
19th February 2021

How to put your favourite websites into dark mode

Find out how to create your own Chrome extension to put any website you want into dark mode!
A phone call a day keeps the doctor away?
17th February 2021

A phone call a day keeps the doctor away?

Mille Cummins discusses the rise of telemedicine, and whether it will continue after the pandemic.
How Lava Lamps are Protecting Your Online Data
12th February 2021

How Lava Lamps are Protecting Your Online Data

Emma Hattersley investigates how lava lamps may be protecting your internet data
It’s not a bug, it’s a feature
12th February 2021

It’s not a bug, it’s a feature

You’ve finished your programming assignment, and you’ve noticed a mistake – Zain Jaffal explains why you shouldn’t go back and change it just yet
Protein folding: AI’s new frontier
18th December 2020

Protein folding: AI’s new frontier

Blake Crompton describes how artificial intelligence is helping us unpack the decades old protein-folding problem
One small step for NASA, one giant leap for womankind
18th December 2020

One small step for NASA, one giant leap for womankind

Artemis III: NASA’s new mission to put the first woman on the moon
Combatting conspiracy: The Grimes equation
11th December 2020

Combatting conspiracy: The Grimes equation

Emma Hattersley presents the equation that aims to stop conspiracy-theorists in their tracks