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October 23, 2020

Love at first…bite? The bizarre love life of the deep-sea anglerfish

True love’s first (and only) kiss. Jennifer investigates the unusual approach deep-sea anglerfish take to finding love.

Features / Review / Technology

October 22, 2020

Book Review: “Scotland’s Science” by John Mellis

Jordan Murray reviews ‘Scotland’s Science: Stories of pioneering science, engineering and medicine (1550 – 1900)’ by John Mellis.

Features / Life Sciences

October 21, 2020

Should you go on a juice cleanse?

Nina Kratky debunks the alleged benefits of juice cleanses and whether you should do one (Spoiler: you shouldn’t).

Features / Physical Sciences

October 16, 2020

Space vs Humans: are we ready to play among the stars?

Jennifer investigates the odd effects travelling off the Earth has on the human body and mind.

Features / Life Sciences

October 14, 2020

Rhythm of the night: how circadian clocks influence nocturnal creatures

While most of us are sleeping, there is still plenty going on in the natural world at night. Lizzy explores the cellular components of biological clocks that regulate different sleep/wake cycles.

Life Sciences / Snippets

October 7, 2020

Do Genes Cause Left-Handedness?

Ameerah Gardee unpacks a recent study on the possible origins of handedness in our DNA, and its potential effects on the brain.

Features / Life Sciences

September 30, 2020

Can we prevent the next possible pandemic?

Ricardo Sanchez Velazquez dissects into the possibility of the emergence of another pandemic caused by a well-known virus and the role we play in the prevention of this catastrophe.

Features / Social Sciences

September 18, 2020

Combating loneliness: The power of networking

Research can be a lonely profession. Here, Callum delves into the roots of this problem and what is being done to solve it.

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