When Giovanni Schiaparelli tilted his telescope towards Mars in 1877, he was hardly expecting to answer one of humanity’s enduring...
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3700 years ago, Mount Thera exploded with a force that ruptured the fabric of an entire civilisation. Humans had been...
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Science writer and producer Piers Bizony takes a retrospective look at NASA's Space Shuttle Program, astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell discusses space...
Storage of larger and larger quantities of data is constantly taking up smaller and smaller amounts of physical space. But...
Last week, I travelled to UCL to meet Imran Khan, head of CaSE. Imran is an alumnus of the Imperial...
Last week, I travelled to UCL to meet Imran Khan, head of CaSE. Imran is an alumnus of the Imperial...
Last week, I travelled to UCL to meet Imran Khan, head of CaSE. Imran is an alumnus of the Imperial...
Last week, I travelled to UCL to meet Imran Khan, head of CaSE. Imran is an alumnus of the Imperial...
Last week, I travelled to UCL to meet Imran Khan, head of CaSE. Imran is an alumnus of the Imperial...
Last week, I travelled to UCL to meet Imran Khan, head of CaSE. Imran is an alumnus of the Imperial...
Last week, I travelled to UCL to meet Imran Khan, head of CaSE. Imran is an alumnus of the Imperial...
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© Charles Harvey Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) One of the most distinctive and, arguably, the most popular insects in the...
In the foothills of Mount Kurama a man meditates. He has been there for 21 days. Suddenly, he has a...
Perhaps it’s the recession but British allotments are flourishing in the most recent revival of the community garden. Increasing numbers...
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Andrew Purcell Common Frog (Rana temporaria) Frogs are amphibians, which means 'tail-less', from the Greek an-, meaning 'without' and oura, meaning 'tail'. Formerly,...
The news has been inundated with talk fear that we are over sexualising our children. But are we as adults...
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“And how can you mend a broken heart? How can you stop the rain from falling down?” If soul legend...
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating condition affecting millions everyday. It is estimated that, in the UK, 2% of...
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Andrew Purcell The Insurance Hypothesis Farming monoculture, such as in this corn field, can lead to decreased net ecosystem CO2...
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Andrew Purcell Increasing average global temperatures are allowing alien species from Mediterranean climates to invade into more northerly areas....
As we seem to have no blog today, here's an opinion piece I wrote back in March... If the government...
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Andrew Purcell There can be few species on Earth about which more myths exist than piranhas. Piranhas have an...
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Andrew Purcell Coral reefs around the world are rapidly being degraded by a number of human activities including...
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James Pope If you own cows, don't feed them mouldy beet silage - it could be their last meal....
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Andrew Purcell One of the IPCC’s key predictions for climate change in Europe is that we will experience, on average,...
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Andrew Purcell Some shocking statistics about the world’s rivers: Every day, 2 million tons of human waste are disposed of...
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Andrew Purcell Earlier this month, researchers from New Zealand announced that they had observed wasps lifting up ants and carrying...
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Andrew Purcell Given that many Christians will be celebrating Easter this weekend, I thought it would be interesting to use...
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Andrew Purcell Forget cat’s eyes on our roads, now it’s all about the otters. Last week, it was announced that...
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This is Sir Isaac Newton drawn by a nine year old. He has crazy hair and a lab coat. It also...
