A farmer, a propellant tank and the future of SpaceX
Why was part of a SpaceX rocket found on a rural farm in Washington? Falcon 9 is a partially reusable…
ARIA: new funding for experimental science
The new high-risk, high-reward scientific research agency announced by the UK government. With funding for research more and more competitive,…
Your brain on fiction - how we become what we see
The intense moments of deep immersion are caused by something more complex than empathy. Brain imaging shows our brains are…
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…
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…
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,…
Can gold fight cancer?
by Nisal Karunaratne and Purusotha Thambiayah Is the use of Gold Nanoparticle Therapy the ultimate weapon in the fight against…
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…
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…
Legends of Folklore - mythical or medical?
words by Nisal Karunaratne When regarding this, there is one disease that comes to mind: Porphyria. Porphyria is named from…
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…
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…
‘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…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…