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Science and Technology
·20th February 2020

Poisonous Pigments of the Past

Andrew Tinkler
Since the dawn of humanity, we have decorated our walls and created striking artwork using vividly coloured compounds. From earliest...
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Kaleidoscope often associated with psychedelic ā€˜trips’
Science and Technology
·14th February 2020

The Science and Philosophy of Psychedelics

Alex Omidvar
Some have labelled the era in which we are currently living as a psychedelic renaissance: this is thanks to the...
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Science and Technology
·31st January 2020

Oxford’s Plan ZEZ

Andrew Tinkler
Amongst the more attention-grabbing recent headlines: the Coronavirus, Trump impeachment and Brexit, you may have overlooked the more pedestrian announcement...
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Science and Technology
·24th January 2020

Concerning constellations – Tension between astronomy and Elon Musk’s Starlink

Andrew Tinkler
As some of the most prolific users of social media and the internet, young people in the UK have essentially...
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Science and Technology
·17th January 2020

What a Stinker! 5 Chemicals you hope you never smell

Andrew Tinkler
In the scientific community, Chemistry is often thought of as the ā€˜smelly one’ and these compounds prove that to be...
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Science and Technology
·21st November 2019

10 things you didn’t know about Brussels sprouts

Naomi Housego Day
Image Description: Brussels sprouts   Brussels sprouts are the same species as cabbage, cauliflower, kale, broccoli and kohlrabi (among others)....
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Science and Technology
·9th November 2019

10 popular conspiracy theories reviewed

Naomi Housego Day
Image Description: green aliens.   The moon landing was a hoax. There are no stars in the photographs of moon...
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Science and Technology
·6th November 2019

10 things about Bonfire Night

Naomi Housego Day
Image Description: Fireworks. The sparks from a sparkler are 1000-1600°C. Yet, they are still safe to use because there is...
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Science and Technology
·31st October 2019

Stormquakes: a new geophysical phenomenon

Phil Fernandes
Image description: hurricane. Researchers from Florida State University have discovered ā€œstormquakesā€ – a new geophysical phenomenon formed when large storms...
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Science and Technology
·29th October 2019

YouTube: a new age for political campaigning?

Konrad Kollnig & Yury Kolotaev
Image Description: YouTube In August 2019, the Indian rapper Badshah was widely accused of using a network of servers for...
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Chocolate pieces for Valentine’s Day
Science and Technology
·14th February 2020

Theobroma cacao – the food of love

Andrew Tinkler
With St Valentine’s Day upon us, our thoughts turn to love – and chocolate! For some chocolate lovers, Shakespeare might...
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Science and Technology
·7th February 2020

It’s Raining Iguanas!

Molly Archer-Zeff
A couple weeks ago the National Weather Service in Miami tweeted “This isn’t something we usually forecast, but don’t be...
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Science and Technology
·24th January 2020

Twice yearly cholesterol ā€˜vaccine’ could replace daily statins

Andrew Tinkler
Six in ten UK adults have raised cholesterol levels with 8 million having to take statins – an anti-cholesterol drug....
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Science and Technology
·17th January 2020

Meet the first living robot: The Xenobot

Andrew Tinkler
Chances are that you have never heard of the African clawed frog. This little creature has three short claws on...
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News
·28th December 2019

Oxford University receives €56 million grant for scientific research

Rachel Muir
In the latest ERC funding announcement, on 10th December 2019, the University of Oxford received €56 million in European Research...
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Science and Technology
·21st November 2019

A night at the museum: behind the scenes tour of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Phil Fernandes
Image Description: T.rex at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History   The Museum of Natural History is one of...
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Science and Technology
·9th November 2019

New species of ancient ape discovered

Phil Fernandes
Image Description: cast of the skeleton of Lucy, an Australopithecus afarensis fossil   Researchers have discovered a new species of...
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Science and Technology
·31st October 2019

10 things about the UK’s urban wildlife

Naomi Housego Day
Image Description: Harbour Seal pup Seagulls are attracted to urban areas. This is because temperatures are generally 4-6°C warmer, meaning...
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Science and Technology
·31st October 2019

Is photonics the end of the CPU?

Xuan Li & Yifu Ding
Image Description: an optical circuit. As time goes on, our computer are becoming more and more powerful. This is primarily...
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