No more tears: tearless onions now sold in the UK
Onions are a must-have kitchen staple, but regularly leave cooks in tears. How is science helping to solve the problem?
Pig heart transplant sparks controversy
The world’s first successful human-pig heart transplant procedure has swung open new doors in medicine, but how ethical was the experiment?
The NHS vs nicotine: Could prescription e-cigarettes be the solution?
With smoking on the rise since lockdown, the government is being forced to intervene
Disease X and the next pandemic
Concerningly, the next global pandemic could be just around the corner. Here’s why.
Giving birth through your penis?
Can you even fathom giving birth through your penis? We look at how hyenas do this through a pseudo-penis structure
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, you’re damaging our environment!
The real impact of real vs. fake Christmas trees on our environment (you won’t wish it was Christmas everyday)
Not-so-sci-fi: Could science reanimate the dead?
Mary Shelley’s timeless classic has always inspired ideas of bringing back the dead, but with today’s technology are we almost there?
COVID-19 nasal vaccines – the way forward?
Needle-free alternatives may provide stronger immunity and help us find our way out of the COVID-19 pandemic
Is our craving for comfort food thanks to society or evolution?
Constantly ordering Uber Eats? It’s science!
The best apps for plant parents
Sometimes our plants need a little bit of extra love, and these apps will help you give it.
Plants can be sexy too
We might find plants appealing to look at, but to each other the sex appeal is rampant
Intelligent plants and their senses
How much do our plants understand about their surroundings? Maybe more than we think.
I can’t be-leaf it: How and why the autumn leaves change colour
Every autumn, we know that the leaves will change and fall from trees, but what is the science controlling beautiful phenomenon?
HIV infection from needle attacks: How likely is it?
Which rumours can be diffused and which demand more clarity on the supposed links between needle spiking and HIV?
Fluoride in the tap water: Government mind control measure or pragmatic public health policy?
Fluoride in water shouldn’t scare you, and here’s why
Spiking testing kits: Which ones are available and (how) do they work?
As cases of spiking rise, sales of testing kits have soared. Find out the main styles of tests, and whether or not their worth it
UoM and the UK lead the way for COVID-19 pill production
UK becomes first country to approve new COVID-19 treatment pill, and the University of Manchester will be a key driver in its production
