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…
Words by: Bethan Grimshaw Whether it’s tumeric tablets or rescue remedy, chances are you have used a so-called “herbal” or…
Two cannabis-based medicines have been approved for use by the NHS in England to treat epilepsy and multiple sclerosis.
Google claims it has achieved "quantum supremacy" in a recently published paper.
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Sabrina Edwards An internet famous, critically endangered, single-and-ready-to-mingle amphibian found an optimal candidate for his first mate this month, just…
Elliot Tebboth With the growing popularity of Brain Training Apps it is important to ask the question – Do they…
Sabrina Edwards, The Badger’s Science Editor, looks at the context and organization behind one of the largest climate protests in…
Elliot Tebboth If you think Black Mirror was a horrifying dystopian portrayal of technology, read the latest Global Strategic Trends…
Zunera Bashir, Grace Shallis & Zia Afrin A novel autosomal recessive chromosome breakage syndrome known as LICS; Lung disease, Immunodeficiency,…
Kalpshree Gogte Genetically modified, or GM, crops have been a hot-button issue in UK regulatory spheres for decades. To complicate…
Elliot Tebboth “Around two in five (39 per cent) of the public say they usually understand stories about science that…
Jodie Smith The gut, also known as the digestive system, isn’t popularly associated with mental health and emotions. This should…
Elliot Tebboth The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, known as…
Jodie Smith As climate change is a topic under constant discussion and scrutiny across the globe, recent news of container…
Meena Zaveri CRISPR is a relatively new and exciting innovation whose reputation has exploded across the science community in the…
Elliot Tebboth We now commend Galileo’s contribution to the body of scientific knowledge. In his work “On the Method of…
The Junior Research Associate (JRA) scheme is a program run by the University to give undergraduate students who are interested…
As we begin a new school year, this is a great time for Sabrina Edwards, the new Science editor, to…
Bioweapons exist, while ethnic-bioweapons are whispered conspiracies. Pandemics can fairly hazardous to human life, the 1918 Flu Pandemic killed 20-50…
The last couple of weeks have been tough for Facebook, as it reels from the public scrutiny it has received…