Slip-ups in language switching
During my visit home to the States last month, I experienced amusing linguistic slip-ups. My mother is a native Vietnamese speaker, and every time one of her friends tried to make conversation with...
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Astrogeology: goodness gracious, great balls of fire!
Don’t know the difference between your meteors and meteorites? We’ve got you covered! Here’s a beginners guide to astrogeology and why meteorites are so valuable.
What Rick & Morty warns us about animal consciousness
“Good boy!” we’ve all exclaimed dotingly into the face of some amiable, glossy-eyed tetrapod that’s just retrieved its soggy tennis ball. We vow that dogs understand our baby-talk, sense our distress, and miss...
The science of the everyday
The science behind our mundane world is anything but – see the world in a different way, as Hazel takes you on a tour of the science of the everyday.
Multilingualism on the mind
There is more to multilingualism than living abroad or speaking to the locals on holiday: the health benefits are incredible.
A scientific breakthrough: first fully sequenced human genome
The scientific community has recently experienced a breakthrough – the first fully sequenced human genome!
2025 is too late
Annabell investigates how a few words may cause us to lose the fight against climate change.
Miniature time capsules in the form of ancient DNA
Scientists are now using sedimentary ancient DNA to retrieve genetic information about life from prehistoric times. It only takes a tiny sediment to unlock a vast number of secrets.
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