Science & Technology

Back in November The Badger, Science reported that SpaceX was planning to launch 4,425 satellites into space in order to provide high speed Internet access across the world. At the…

Back at the start of term, the Badger brought to you the exciting news of a breakthrough in the research of CRISPR techniques from the Salk Institute California. This concerned…

Not many people reading this article will know their blood type. However, in some medical emergencies, this is a vital piece of information. Mismatched blood transfusions can have disastrous, consequences…

Sussex researcher calls for a rethink on energy subsidies, highlighting their financial and environmental costs No student enjoys paying the electricity bill; it seems an extortionate expense for something that…

At many points in our lives, we can go through an identity crisis. However, it is a safe bet that few people experience one comparable to that of Tullimonstrum gregarium,…

The sun has started to make an appearance in the last few weeks and for many this will induce a certain amount of trepidation as every student knows that summer…

In discussions on climate change, people point to cars, air travel, home electricity and heating as major contributors. However, a little known fact is that agriculture contributes around one third…

A team from the University of Cambridge has created an artificial mouse embryo using stem cells. The results were published in the journal Science last week. It is the first…

History is full of women whose scientific contributions have been hidden under the shadow of a man’s name. Rosalind Franklin’s research on the structure of DNA was masked by Watson…

Sussex study finds that parents contribute to their child’s BMI by 35- 45% and this increases for children of obese parents Researchers at the University of Sussex have disovered something…

NASA astrobiologists find new extremophile in a Mexican mine, the big question is how did they get there? Currently on the terrestrial channel “Dave”, former WWE favourite “Stone Cold” Steve…

Footballers may be at increased risk of dementia due to the brain trauma caused by repeatedly heading the ball In an average game of football a player heads the ball…

A study has found that depressive episodes are more prevalent in teenagers and social media is to blame Teenage life in the 21st Century is unparalleled with any previous generation.…

Students wearing a police-like uniform were more distracted by images of people wearing hoodies than students wearing mechanic’s overalls. In 2015 African-Americans were shot dead by police officers at three…

Researchers have found that the opioid system, responsible for pleasure from natural rewards and drugs, is also needed for the enjoyment of music Music and drugs activate the same circuits…

Soft, transparent robots could soon be doing surgery as engineers at MIT have used advanced hydrogel to make powerful, durable robots Engineers at MIT have made hydrogel robots capable of…

A pair of studies published in the same week have shown that our synapses shorten when we’re asleep, revealing more about the link between sleeping and memory. Fans of the…

Part-human, part-pig embryos have successfully been created, marking the creation of the first chimeric embryos from two large, distantly related species and the first step in producing genetically-matched human organs…

Smokers who started at age 14 compared to 17 show significantly worse results in cognitive tests A Université de Montréal study has shown that the age you start smoking pot…

Researchers at the Salk Institute California have successfully used the CRISPR technique to edit faulty genes in adult cells. Previously it had only been possible to use the technique in…