Four fishy facts about electric eels
Shocking new research has revealed not one, but three, species of electric eel exist. Read on for some high-voltage facts about these fish.
Category: Snippets
Abdominal aortic aneurysms – the silent killer
Maisie Keogh investigates how this devastating condition progresses, its associated risk factors and the screening measures currently in place to combat it.
Space debris stirs up Twitter spat
Michael Turner explains the problems that may arise from the rise in satellites and potentially overlapping trajectories.
Not so many cuckoos in the nest
Climate change gave Scotland an unusually warm summer, but our migratory birds are paying for it.
The ignoble pursuit of knowledge
While the 2019 Nobel Prizes are being announced, Kate Haining delves into the quirky side of science with the Ig Nobel Prizes
Getting trains back on track
Hollie Wright investigates new technology which could improve the reliability of trains.
Stealing 5G’s thunder: the cost of faster networks
Frances Osis investigates claims that new 5G networks could interfere with our ability to predict the weather.
Small bodies with Saturn-like rings and unusual dynamics
Small bodies beyond Jupiter have been found to have Saturn-like rings, but the possible mechanisms keeping the rings confined can be pretty unusual.
