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Sierra Leone declared Ebola free
Posted on November 17, 2015 | No CommentsAfter over 11,000 worldwide probable, confirmed and suspected deaths from the Ebola outbreak, Sierra Leone, which lost nearly 4,000 to the disease, has been declared […] -
BIG Anatomical Discovery to Rewrite Textbooks
Posted on November 13, 2015 | No CommentsA new anatomical link between the brain and the immune system which may provide greater understanding of disorders of the nervous system has been revealed […] -
Processed Meats Can Increase Cancer Risk
Posted on November 12, 2015 | 2 CommentsFans of a fry-up had bad news this week as the WHO published a report stating that consuming processed meats such as sausages and bacon […] -
Sugar, Space And All Things Nice
Posted on November 11, 2015 | No CommentsComet C/2014 Q2, also known as Comet Lovejoy, made its closest ever approach to the Sun in January this year, allowing astronomers to make observations […] -
Was Hurricane Patricia caused by climate change?
Posted on November 10, 2015 | No CommentsShe was fierce. On 22nd October 2015, as night fell across the Pacific Ocean, Hurricane Patricia was braced to plough into the usually tranquil coast […] -
Evidence for life on Earth 300 million years earlier than previously thought
Posted on November 9, 2015 | No CommentsEvidence for life on Earth 4.1 billion years ago has been found in a speck of graphite within a zircon mineral from Western Australia. This […] -
Large Testes vs Loud Howls
Posted on November 3, 2015 | No CommentsThis week in Current Biology a team of scientists have found the first evidence for an evolutionary trade-off between vocal investment and testes size. The […] -
Using Maths to Combat Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
Posted on November 2, 2015 | No CommentsImagine a world where even simple cuts can be life threatening. That is the potential of a world without antibiotics. Along with an overuse of […] -
Could a Brain Prosthesis help Memory Loss?
Posted on November 1, 2015 | 1 CommentResearchers at USC and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Centre are currently testing a brain prosthesis to help individuals experiencing memory loss.The prosthesis works through implanted electrodes […] -
Antarctic Ice At Risk
Posted on October 27, 2015 | No CommentsNew research has shed light on the threat posed by climate change to Antarctica. Parts of the continent are surrounded by vast areas of sea […] -
Nuclear Fusion On The Horizon
Posted on October 26, 2015 | No CommentsA report commissioned by Research Council UK’s Energy Programme and published in the journal Fusion Engineering and Design has suggested that fusion energy could be […] -
Light-speed Computer to Pack a Heavy Punch
Posted on October 17, 2015 | 2 CommentsFrom more advanced handheld devices to bigger, better number-crunchers to provide forecasts of climate change, the applications for faster computer processors are more numerous than […] -
Why Do Elephants Have Such Low Cancer Rates?
Posted on October 17, 2015 | 3 CommentsMore cells means more cell division, and as a loss of control in division regulation can lead to cancer. So one would expect larger animals […] -
Could Pigs help Solve Organ Donor shortages?
Posted on October 17, 2015 | 2 CommentsLast year 429 patients died while on the waiting list for an organ transplant because of shortages in donations. This week in Science research has […]
