HeLa: The incredible woman behind our pioneering biological revelations
As I sat at home on my sofa mid-lockdown, having just finished the last page of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, I couldn’t quite believe what I had read.…
What causes death from sleep deprivation?
A recent neuroscience paper investigates the link between sleep deprivation and the gut.
NASA’s Exciting new endeavour to Seek life on Mars.
Meet the six-wheeled, robotic vehicle at the forefront of space exploration and its task for finding extra- terrestrial life
Male Birth Control: Are we ready to pop the pill?
Words By Rosie Marilyn Burgess Imagine, for a moment, the bright lights of Kensington and the bustling shoppers of Carnaby Street. Adorning shop windows are images of the now-iconic Twiggy…
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Read Now: The Badger 11th Edition
The 11th and final edition of the academic year is here, read it now!
During one of the most remorseless acts of nature in recent times, is this a warning or a reclamation?
A tale of viruses, humans, the environment and their common home: Earth. Words by: Robert Barrie “The arrogance of man is thinking nature is in his control, and not the…
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 widely circulated on and offline. Even from apparently reputable sources,…
The Science of Dreams.
Words by: Isaac Hallé For millennia humans have sought to understand the meaning of the visual auditory experiences which occur during sleep – otherwise known as dreams. The Ancient Egyptians…
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 “alternative” remedy at some point. And chances are that you…
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 we have a submission. Fulfilling both Elliot Tebboth’s role and…
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 in time for Valentine’s Day. The frog, named Romeo, was…
All aboard the brain train?
Elliot Tebboth With the growing popularity of Brain Training Apps it is important to ask the question – Do they work? On consulting the available evidence it reveals that the…
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 recent history as well as what’s next for the global…
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 report by Ministry of Defence (MoD). The document, titled ‘The…
Sussex team identify immunodeficiency disorder
Zunera Bashir, Grace Shallis & Zia Afrin A novel autosomal recessive chromosome breakage syndrome known as LICS; Lung disease, Immunodeficiency, Chromosome Instability Syndrome has been identified by Dr Jo Murray…
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 matters further, a recent EU Commission ruling stated that even…
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 they come across in the news, and a further half…