Struck gold! A mystery unravelled
Considering we love it so much, we know very little about gold. We can’t even explain its colour without using Einstein’s special theory...
Jan 25, 2017
Deadly mushroom now cancer cure
Introducing the death cap. Europe’s most deadly mushroom. Eating even half of one of these friendly looking (and tasty) fellas can send...
Jan 25, 2017
Killer T cells join the Zika fight
What kills you makes you stronger. Zika. The viral horror story of 2016. Harrowing to unborn babies, it has resulted in abnormally small...
Jan 24, 2017
Liquid armour: The new bullet proof
A bullet travels thousands of feet less in water than in air. Great news if you’re aquaman. Not as useful for real life soldiers. But,...
Jan 22, 2017
Making spiderman's webshooter
Webs of silk shoot from Spiderman’s wrist and drag the plunging train back to the safety of the track. Spiderman may be fiction, but his...
Jan 17, 2017
A supermassive black hole lives next door
Despite their size, two super massive black holes have been hidden behind clouds of gas and dust in our neighbouring galaxies. The...
Jan 8, 2017
Babies with three parents to be born in UK
The first baby was born with three parents last year. Two Mums and a Dad to be precise. The baby boy, now five months old, lives in...
Jan 7, 2017
Ebola vaccine won't prevent another outbreak
Ebola killed well over 11,000 people in 2014. More than all other outbreaks combined. Yet, despite the recently released vaccine boasting...
Jan 6, 2017
Supernovae can predict the future
Supernovae are the biggest explosion in the universe. The result of the death of a star. And 2016 saw the biggest in recorded history. It...
Jan 5, 2017
£30 million funding for UK laser weapons
You know the huge Death star laser in Star Wars? The UK government just shelled out £30 million to buy one. OK, I’m exaggerating. The...
Jan 4, 2017
