The strange world of viruses and bacteria – and how you can really avoid catching them
Words by: Joe Kleinschmidt With the outbreak of the Coronavirus epidemic, information and misinformation about avoiding infectious diseases has been…
The Science of Dreams
Words by: Isaac Hallé For millennia humans have sought to understand the meaning of the visual auditory experiences which occur…
The dark secrets of herbal remedies
Words by: Bethan Grimshaw Whether it’s tumeric tablets or rescue remedy, chances are you have used a so-called “herbal” or…
More Medicinal Cannabis Products Legalised
Two cannabis-based medicines have been approved for use by the NHS in England to treat epilepsy and multiple sclerosis.
Is Quantum Supremacy really a step for tech-kind?
Google claims it has achieved "quantum supremacy" in a recently published paper.
Pub(lic) Science: A ‘Banging’ Submission
We are still here. Public Science continues into the new year, but with a moderate and welcome change. This week…
Conservation team finds a Valentine for lonely frog
Sabrina Edwards An internet famous, critically endangered, single-and-ready-to-mingle amphibian found an optimal candidate for his first mate this month, just…
All aboard the brain train?
Elliot Tebboth With the growing popularity of Brain Training Apps it is important to ask the question – Do they…
Where did youth come from? Where will youth go?
Sabrina Edwards, The Badger’s Science Editor, looks at the context and organization behind one of the largest climate protests in…
Defence report indicates dystopian reality
Elliot Tebboth If you think Black Mirror was a horrifying dystopian portrayal of technology, read the latest Global Strategic Trends…
Sussex team identify immunodeficiency disorder
Zunera Bashir, Grace Shallis & Zia Afrin A novel autosomal recessive chromosome breakage syndrome known as LICS; Lung disease, Immunodeficiency,…
Brexit spells corn-fusion for GM regulation
Kalpshree Gogte Genetically modified, or GM, crops have been a hot-button issue in UK regulatory spheres for decades. To complicate…
Pub(lic) Science: Inaugural Run
Elliot Tebboth “Around two in five (39 per cent) of the public say they usually understand stories about science that…
Digestive system and mental health linked
Jodie Smith The gut, also known as the digestive system, isn’t popularly associated with mental health and emotions. This should…
Latest IPCC Report Spells Climate Doom
Elliot Tebboth The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, known as…
New Shipping Route Opens in Arctic due to Ice Caps Melting
Jodie Smith As climate change is a topic under constant discussion and scrutiny across the globe, recent news of container…
CRISPR patent rights awarded, implications for innovation
Meena Zaveri CRISPR is a relatively new and exciting innovation whose reputation has exploded across the science community in the…
Lost Letter of Galileo Rediscovered, Implications for Current Scientists
Elliot Tebboth We now commend Galileo’s contribution to the body of scientific knowledge. In his work “On the Method of…
Junior Research Associates speak on their summer
The Junior Research Associate (JRA) scheme is a program run by the University to give undergraduate students who are interested…
The best breakthroughs of 2018 thus far
As we begin a new school year, this is a great time for Sabrina Edwards, the new Science editor, to…