Science research has caused Spice to become such a big problem
The synthetic drug problem across Europe and North America has been created inadvertently by scientific journals’ research
A Smarter Manchester: How the City is Embracing Smart Technology
The CityVerve project is led by Manchester Council, Cisco, and Manchester Science Partnerships and is set to transform the way Mancunians interact with their city and environment
Manchester’s Green Future
New green apartments and public transport can help alleviate the effects of climate change
Radio bursts from deep space puzzle astronomers
Astronomers have been left stumped by radio bursts found by a new Canadian radio telescope, which have only ever been observed once before
Will banknotes save the UK’s most endangered species?
Online lender Quick Quid has ‘redesigned’ some UK bank notes with endangered animals on to raise awareness about conservation
Soviet ‘Zond 6’ lunar mission audio recording surfaces
The recording comes from a vital point in the space race
UoM researchers identify genes linked to serious heart condition
The prevalence of tetralogy of Fallot is estimated to be one in 3,000 live births
Still at work: Stephen Hawking
The paper details the core of a paradox Hawking has been working on for 40 years
I’m dreaming of a green Christmas…
Byron Gamble suggests greener alternatives to your holiday traditions
UMPO: the people who bought £1,425 of LEGO
The University of Manchester Physics Outreach (UMPO) is a public engagement effort by the School of Physics and Astronomy. It is the largest of its kind in the UK, and aims to communicate scientific principles to the British public as well as to inspire scientific curiosity. We spoke to Meg Kirkman, a representative of UMPO, […]
Council plans to end new transmissions of HIV within a generation
Leaders in Greater Manchester reaffirm ambitious commitment to end all new cases of HIV for the next 25 years
I’m dreaming of a green Christmas
An environmentally friendly Christmastime is becoming more and more important as climate change prevails — Byron Gamble suggests greener alternatives to your holiday traditions
David Attenborough takes the People’s Seat at climate conference
It has been announced that British natural historian Sir David Attenborough will take the first ever ‘People’s Seat’ at this months UN climate conference (COP24) in Katowice, Poland
InSight probe successfully lands on Mars
NASA’s InSight probe has successfully landed on Mars. Could it be the foundations for a manned mission to the Red Planet?
Re-imagining climate change
Editor Jacklin Kwan looks at the history of how society has come to face an existential environmental threat at the hands of climate change. Could things have been different?
Worth the weight?
The definition of the kilogram has been updated, but what does this actually mean?
A live dissection experience: VIVIT
Using the world’s only bespoke semi-synthetic cadaver, VIVIT provide an eerily accurate experience of dissection