October’s Social Media Outage
Words by Dominic West, Staff Writer What happened with Facebook a fortnight ago? What is a DNS error? Why did it take so long to fix? Let’s take a look.…
The Hearing Loss Endemic Amongst Students
Rob Barrie – Science and Technology Editor The lack of regulations on nightclub noise level means hearing in young adults is being irreversibly damaged. Research suggests that prolonged exposure to…
Civilians Launch into Space
Words by Eva Wallis, Staff Writer An insight into the crew of the world’s first all-civilian space mission. The ‘Inspiration4’ mission aboard spacecraft ‘Resilience’ has become the first ever crewed…
Top tech to get you through first year
University is an extremely rewarding experience but parts of it can be challenging. For many, it involves living away from home for the first time. Without home commodities, going about…
What actually is ‘Fresher’s Flu’?
A story of our very own virus library, fresher’s week and that inevitable runny nose. Words by Rob Barrie, Science And Technology Editor New friends. Alcohol. Parties. And that cold…
The eco-friendly underwater farms
Words by Jane Zhuk, Staff Writer The United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable Development goals of 2015 were set with high hopes, yet clear intentions. Among them, we see statements such as…
What’s best for students — PS4 OR PS5?
Words by Max Cowie, Staff Writer For those looking for a new tech investment for this coming academic year, the age old question of when to take the video game…
A novel way of targeting brain cancer
A median survival of only 15 months following diagnosis makes glioblastoma multiforme the most aggressive brain tumour – with local tumour recurrence in up to 90% of cases despite intervention.…
A farmer, a propellant tank and the future of SpaceX
Why was part of a SpaceX rocket found on a rural farm in Washington? Falcon 9 is a partially reusable rocket employed by SpaceX mainly for its Starlink missions. Starlink…
ARIA: new funding for experimental science
The new high-risk, high-reward scientific research agency announced by the UK government. With funding for research more and more competitive, there is an urgent need for new sources and increased…
The role of the pangolin in Covid-19 transmission
New research suggests pangolin coronaviruses, Pangolin-CoVs, are more closely related to the Covid-19 virus, SARS-CoV-2, than the RaTG13 coronavirus of bats and the illegal trade of pangolins may have accelerated…
Sussex students win national debate
Words by Eleanor Deane Last weekend, a team of 4 students won the national student debate competition in medical ethics, hosted by the Institute of Medical Ethics. The team consisted…
Can gold fight cancer?
by Nisal Karunaratne and Purusotha Thambiayah Is the use of Gold Nanoparticle Therapy the ultimate weapon in the fight against cancer? Gold was one of the first metals to be…
Green light for Perseverance – its trek across Mars has begun
words by Rob Barrie, Science and Tech Sub-Editor After the success of its voyage and subsequent landing, Perseverance has started driving on Mars . In total, it will trek across…
Legends of Folklore: Vampires and Werewolves- Just a Myth or Is There a Medical Explanation?
words by Nisal Karunaratne When regarding this, there is one disease that comes to mind: Porphyria. Porphyria is named from the ancient Greek word porphura, meaning ‘purple’. It is a…
Robotic foresters could be key in deforestation fight
Words by Harry Smith We entered the year 2020 at a critical point in deforestation across the Amazon, but in what was meant to be a blockbuster year for climate…