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…
Has reporting of the AstraZeneca vaccine increased scepticism?
Recent articles claiming that The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is linked to blood clots is just one example of how one could interpret the media as having a negative effect on…
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…
2021 Ebola outbreak: what is different this time?
Words by Waqar Ahmed The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had a lot of media coverage over the last month, with several vaccines being rolled out across the world and easing…
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…
Is capitalism slowing scientific discovery?
Words By Rosie Burgess Post-enlightenment science is purported to be committed to the overarching good and the supposed path to truth. Famous philosopher Immanuel Kant once referred to its motto…
‘It’s A Sin’: A retrospective look at the retrovirus
Words by Eleanor Deane, Science and tech editor ‘It’s A Sin’, the 5-part Channel 4 miniseries, depicts the lives of a group of friends living in London throughout the height…
SpaceX’s Starship
Meet the spacecraft that will take you to Mars, or to New York in twenty-nine minutes.
NASA’s Perseverance rover has safely touched down on Mars!
Words By Amy-Rose Collins At 20:56 GMT yesterday evening NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) received confirmation that the wheels of the Perseverance rover had safely touched Martian soil. The Mars…
Hacking your way through the pandemic
Words by Nauris Kalnins In the first term of my first year at university, I attended the HackSussex 2019 hackathon, keen to experience a type of event I have only…
Robert Downey Jr- from Iron Man, to Environment Man
RDJ leading an investment fund to support green tech.
What does the B1.1.7 variant mean for the vaccines?
Words By Ayah El-Dakal Many people have been concerned with news surrounding the new strain of the infamous coronavirus also named B1.1.7. Questions are rising about ‘carried immunity’ from the…
Re-visiting the sunshine vitamin in times of Covid-19
Should we be paying attention to our vitamin D intake?
Read now: The Badger’s Eighth Edition
Pick up a copy of the Badger’s Eighth edition of the academic year! From post-valentines reflections to pressing uni updates, this edition is a must read. What’s inside? Quarantine hotels…
Space Mission From the U.A.E. to Begin its Orbit of Mars
Words By Georgia Keetch The first out of three robotic probes have arrived on Mars; with it aptly being named ‘Hope’. This marks the first interplanetary mission by an Arab…
10 good things that happened in 2020 to start 2021 off right
Words By Harry Smith Let’s face it, positivity has been in short supply recently. This last year has been filled with constant ‘Breaking News’ alerts illuminating our phone screens and…
Read now: The Badger’s Seventh Edition
Pick up a copy of the first edition of the second term. The world has changed so much since we signed off in November but here we are, still shrouded…