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Features / Life Sciences

September 14, 2020

The cues of cryptic selection: Do fat bottoms make the rocking world go round?

Choosing a mate can be tricky, but who knew that butts play such a big role in seed bug sex.

Snippets / Technology

September 9, 2020

5G panic: justified fear or fallacy?

Liam Macpherson discusses what we can expect from 5G networks and explains why coronavirus transmission fears are unfounded

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September 7, 2020

Glasgow Science Festival: Science on the Sofa

Glasgow Science Festival’s Science on the Sofa begins on Wednesday. Frankie takes a look at the exciting programme of free online events.

Features / Social Sciences

September 4, 2020

The forced loneliness of coronavirus lockdowns

The COVID-19 pandemic can pit parts of our mind against each other with one trying to obey lockdown measures and the other desperately trying to find social connection.

Features / Technology

August 24, 2020

Orchestrating the theatre of contagion in Ascalon

Online role-playing games invite players to become heroes, but Dzachary Zainudden proposes it has potential for teaching about pandemics within its virtual environment.

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Life Sciences / Snippets

August 21, 2020

The grandmother effect: Why grannies rock

Vikki Smith explains the science behind grandmothering.

Artwork of a Pac-Man style game where Pac-Man is eating an airplane, powerplant and coronavirus

Chemistry / Features / Physical Sciences

August 7, 2020

How will the coronavirus pandemic affect global carbon emissions?

Laura Gordon investigates the biggest drop in global carbon emissions since records began.

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Features / Physical Sciences / Technology

July 30, 2020

Conquering the fast and the furious: Physics of atmospheric re-entry

Coming back to Earth from outer space is as much a challenge as sending probes and spacecraft into space. Deep Bandivadekar, an aerospace PhD student, explores what it takes to return safely from outer space and a new frontier of research: transpiration cooling

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