The Cupid Called Brain
Love and heartbreak — just chemicals? Alisha Aman explores the biology of falling in and out of love, and how it serves an evolutionary purpose.
Tracking Bat Movements to Predict Rabies Outbreaks
Disease-carrying bats may bring deadly rabies outbreaks to the Peruvian coast by 2019, scientists predict.
Head in the Clouds
Are robotic cloud-based labs the future of research? Teodora Aldea explores how outsourcing routine experiments could help research by saving scientists time and money.
Devils’ Fight Club: Evolution vs. Cancer
Nope, this is not a Pokémon Go match we’re talking about: a new study shows that Tasmanian devils are evolving new ways to fight a deadly cancer.
The Future from Our Past: Molecular Fossils & Climate Change
Climate scientists are unravelling the past so they can predict future climate change: An insight into the work climate scientists are doing in the BECS laboratory at the University of Glasgow.
Can Neutrino Oscillation Explain the Universe?
Patrik Hallsjo discusses why matter particles outnumber antimatter particles in the universe, and how we use neutrino oscillations to help explain this.
Are Your Clothes Smart Enough?
As clothing becomes increasingly technological, Stanford engineers create a new textile that cools the body. The secret? Infrared radiation.
Man Vs Maths and a Ship Filled with Gold
It’s 3 September 1857. The SS Central America has just set sail from the port of Colón in Panama after a brief stay and is on its way to New York City. The ship...
