science Archive
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![Members of the Oxford Department of Zoology have tracked peregrine falcons in the field as they attacked dummy prey – and discovered that they use […]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/peregrine-115x115.jpg "Oxford Flight Group – Peregrine attack strategies could take down rogue drones")
Oxford Flight Group – Peregrine attack strategies could take down rogue drones
Posted on January 5, 2018 | No CommentsMembers of the Oxford Department of Zoology have tracked peregrine falcons in the field as they attacked dummy prey – and discovered that they use […] -
![Alzheimer’s disease is a major global health problem, with the number of people with the disease in the UK expected to double by 2050. Efforts […]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/4689DD66-EEDE-412C-A36E882CB79DF77A_source-115x115.jpg "Brain inflammation contributes to progression of Alzheimer’s disease")
Brain inflammation contributes to progression of Alzheimer’s disease
Posted on January 5, 2018 | No CommentsAlzheimer’s disease is a major global health problem, with the number of people with the disease in the UK expected to double by 2050. Efforts […] -
![It is understood that climate change will lead to increased humidity, but why should we care? The reason is that heat stress, which is set […]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/waterfall-384663_960_720-115x115.jpg "Humans, Health and Humidity – Humidity Aspect Set to Worsen the Effects of Climate Change")
Humans, Health and Humidity – Humidity Aspect Set to Worsen the Effects of Climate Change
Posted on January 5, 2018 | No CommentsIt is understood that climate change will lead to increased humidity, but why should we care? The reason is that heat stress, which is set […] -
![A recent study, published on Nature Neuroscience, lays groundwork for potential development of first neurobiologically-based therapy for patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This research […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/brain-115x115.jpg "Electrical stimulation of the cerebellum may one day relieve the symptoms of autism")
Electrical stimulation of the cerebellum may one day relieve the symptoms of autism
Posted on December 29, 2017 | No CommentsA recent study, published on Nature Neuroscience, lays groundwork for potential development of first neurobiologically-based therapy for patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This research […] -
![Tuberculosis is currently the most deadly infectious disease worldwide, killing an estimated 1.7 million people in 2016. The only licensed vaccine currently available is BCG, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/image003-115x115.jpg "CD1b as a vaccine target for tuberculosis: A hidden GEM?")
CD1b as a vaccine target for tuberculosis: A hidden GEM?
Posted on December 29, 2017 | No CommentsTuberculosis is currently the most deadly infectious disease worldwide, killing an estimated 1.7 million people in 2016. The only licensed vaccine currently available is BCG, […] -
![People live messy lives: they make complex choices about what to eat, who to start a family with, and generally how to live their lives. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/berne-amish-115x115.jpg "Age-Fighting Mutation Found in an Amish Community")
Age-Fighting Mutation Found in an Amish Community
Posted on December 14, 2017 | No CommentsPeople live messy lives: they make complex choices about what to eat, who to start a family with, and generally how to live their lives. […] -
![Blog 4: Writing the POSTnote The aim of a POSTnote is to inform Parliamentarians (MPs and Peers) about an important science topic that is relevant […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/postnote-e1509035835626-115x115.png "Internship at POST: Blog 4")
Internship at POST: Blog 4
Posted on October 10, 2017 | No CommentsBlog 4: Writing the POSTnote The aim of a POSTnote is to inform Parliamentarians (MPs and Peers) about an important science topic that is relevant […] -
![Blog 2: A Summer of Science in Paris Coming to the end of my two-month internship, I’ve been reflecting upon what exactly I’ve learnt from […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Paris_vue_densemble_tour_Eiffel-115x115.jpg "Internship at École Normale Supérieure: Blog 2")
Internship at École Normale Supérieure: Blog 2
Posted on October 10, 2017 | No CommentsBlog 2: A Summer of Science in Paris Coming to the end of my two-month internship, I’ve been reflecting upon what exactly I’ve learnt from […] -
![Blog 5: The Taxonomist’s Assistants So far in these posts I have practically maintained a fiction that the entirety of research is done by curators […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/biology-1300535_1280-115x115.png "Internship at the Smithsonian: Blog 5")
Internship at the Smithsonian: Blog 5
Posted on October 8, 2017 | No CommentsBlog 5: The Taxonomist’s Assistants So far in these posts I have practically maintained a fiction that the entirety of research is done by curators […] -
![Blog 3: Working in Parliament The three months during which I was interning at POST were a particularly chaotic time for UK politics. When I […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Westminster_Hall_in_the_Palace_of_Westminster-115x115.jpg "Internship at POST: Blog 3")
Internship at POST: Blog 3
Posted on September 21, 2017 | No CommentsBlog 3: Working in Parliament The three months during which I was interning at POST were a particularly chaotic time for UK politics. When I […] -
![Blog 4: The Taxonomist’s Psyche You might wonder, with fair justification, just what sort of madness drives someone into systematics, let alone molluscan systematics. After […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/John_Tenniel-_Alices_mad_tea_party_colour-115x115.jpg "Internship at the Smithsonian: Blog 4")
Internship at the Smithsonian: Blog 4
Posted on September 12, 2017 | No CommentsBlog 4: The Taxonomist’s Psyche You might wonder, with fair justification, just what sort of madness drives someone into systematics, let alone molluscan systematics. After […] -
![Goldfish are popular thanks to, amongst other attractions, being one of the most low maintenance pets available. Less well known, however, is their astounding resilience. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Butterfly_Goldfish_02-115x115.jpg "Drink like a fish")
Drink like a fish
Posted on September 1, 2017 | No CommentsGoldfish are popular thanks to, amongst other attractions, being one of the most low maintenance pets available. Less well known, however, is their astounding resilience. […] -
![Blog 1: The Secret Lives of Diatoms This summer I’m lucky enough to be interning in a laboratory based at the École Normale Supérieure in […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/kaleidoscope-115x115.png "Internship at École Normale Supérieure: Blog 1")
Internship at École Normale Supérieure: Blog 1
Posted on August 29, 2017 | No CommentsBlog 1: The Secret Lives of Diatoms This summer I’m lucky enough to be interning in a laboratory based at the École Normale Supérieure in […] -
![Blog 3: The Taxonomist’s Tales Not every second of the work day is spent at work; indeed there are often stretches of time where there […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/books-115x115.jpeg "Internship at the Smithsonian: Blog 3")
Internship at the Smithsonian: Blog 3
Posted on August 24, 2017 | No CommentsBlog 3: The Taxonomist’s Tales Not every second of the work day is spent at work; indeed there are often stretches of time where there […]
