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Trump vs. Science: In the pursuit of remerging as a self-sustained, global superpower, scientists allege policies based on "myth over...
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Thousands of scientists and organisations have been warning for years that even a small increase of global temperatures will trigger...
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We all bleed, and from a young age we are all acutely aware of the blood that runs under our skin....
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This year’s Nobel Prizes highlight a wealth of new achievements, but call attention to a well-worn question: where are all...
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A ground breaking astronomical observation has been made of two neutron stars colliding, in what has been called a “kilonova”....
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As the Cassini mission enters its final days, it gets ready to complete its last missions, aptly titled "The Grand Finale", that...
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On June 2013 and April 2017, NASA spacecraft, Cassini, took two photos of the mysterious hexagonal atmospheric formation at Saturn's North...
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The 20-year journey of the Cassini spacecraft will come to an end on the 15 September when NASA crash the...
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Curiosity and our hunger for knowledge have always prompted humans to embark on heroic endeavours. Arguably one of the grandest expeditions in the last couple of decades has been the...
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Hello everyone, My name is Cassini, a NASA spacecraft launched on the 15th October 1997. I am an audacious, energetic, and...
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A team of researchers at the University of Manitoba have found that artificial sweeteners can lead to an increased body...
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Back in 2005, the world was a different place. YouTube had only just been invented, Green Day were still topping...
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Over 100 billion – that is the number of brown dwarfs that could inhabit our galaxy. The huge figure was...
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In an attempt to understand the mysteries of the human brain, scientists have been trying to find general principles that...
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With a third of the world now facing deadly heat waves due to climate change, the need to reduce greenhouse...
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As coral reefs are put under increasing stress from rising sea temperatures, some believe that a potential refuge could be...
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Earlier this year a petition popped up on Change.org demanding a sea burial for Charles Byrne. The petition, started by...
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For this issue, our Pictures Editor, Natasha Gertler, reached out to artists from within and external to Imperial for their...
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View issue 37, Summer 2017 https://issuu.com/iscience/docs/elements_iscience_online_2
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Today the I,Science Summer 2017 issue, Elements, was launched. In this issue, we bring you the stories behind the elements...
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Visceral Leishmaniasis is the second-biggest parasitic killer in the world, yet most won't have heard of it. It is caused...
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Of all the ways to get people thinking about contagious diseases, using music isn’t something that immediately springs to mind....
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We are living through the greatest mass-extinction event since the dinosaurs died out. Dozens of animal and plant species disappear...
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The focus of the upcoming Summer 2017 issue of I,Science is Elements. We'll be discussing the stories behind the elements...
