Time to start hoping a robot takes that emergency call. When it comes to spotting signs of cardiac arrest, artificial…
Helping Analytical Chemistry Embrace Big Data
When it comes to big data and machine learning, analytical chemistry seems to lag behind the other sciences. Despite developments…
Astronauts are getting high-tech vests to protect against radiation
If humans are ever to venture into space on long-term missions, we have to find a way to protect from…
Everyone’s favourite psychology theory isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
For decades, psychologists and educators have believed that a growth mindset can have a significant influence on the way a…
Bad results from drug trials no longer have a place to hide
Science is just as much about publishing the negative results as it is the positive. What happens if a drug…
The Forgotten Force
A seemingly weak magnetic entity could have made all the difference in our universe’s evolution Earth is held in its…
Treating Cancer: Tackling Drug Resistance
One of the biggest barriers to treating cancer is drug resistance, a phenomenon that remains only partially understood. This is partly…
Flogging the ISS to private companies will be a tough sell
You have a few billion pounds to spare and want to set up a new company selling journeys into space.…
If Elon Musk is to colonise Mars, he’ll need to recruit a crew of genetically-modified humans
Elon Musk dreams of creating a million-person city on Mars. But first, the SpaceX and Tesla founder is going to…
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch is its most ambitious (and riskiest)
SpaceX is almost ready to launch its most daring rocket yet; the huge and powerful Falcon Heavy. The company been…
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