Highlights
By now you have probably seen that picture of the BLACK HOLE! But we have some questions….in this episode of the Big Questions podcast we are asking: how...
Our nerves don’t stop talking. They’re 24-7 communication systems for our bodies. But does all this cellular chitta-chatta actually make a noise?
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There are a lot of plastic bags out there. Every year we get through 1 trillion plastic bags worldwide. quick math that means we are using 1 million bags a...
Most new-born mammals and some reptiles emerge from their mothers through the usual channels. But baby birds are stuck cracking open eggshells – but why?...
Who doesn’t love a cuddle? Whether it is from a pet or a person they just make us feel good. But, would you believe wrapping your arms around someone else...
King Kong, PI, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind and Superman III. What do these 4 films have in common? SCIENCE! They caught attention of one film fan...
You can’t turn on the TV or read a newspaper article without a daily reporting of crime. As technology and computer algorithms advance we want to know if...
Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago. We should take a moment to realise how much history that is! Volcanoes are just one of Earth’s creations that have...
Pete is a mathematician contributing to a range of digital analytics concepts and topics including social media, retail, consumer goods, maritime trade and...
From a young age I’ve always been interested in space. I wanted a telescope for my birthday when my friends all wanted bikes. So when it came to choosing my...
As a Chemical Engineering graduate of Bath University I have spent my career within the petrochemical and refining sectors, first as a process engineer then...
I’m an evolutionary biologist and work mostly with big reptiles, like crocs, birds and dinosaurs. I’m one of those annoying people who always knew what they...
immune system fights back. This process seemed to me almost like a finely orchestrated game of wits! I went on to do my PhD in immunology from the Indian...
I currently study cyber harm propagation in organisational threat intelligence sharing, drawing on law, computer science, and the social sciences. I also...
I’m originally from Lisbon, Portugal where I finished my degree in 2006. My first real contact with science was when I moved to London to the School of...
I studied natural sciences specialising in Chemistry at University of Cambridge as an undergraduate. I then had a couple of years out of science but missed...
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Bacterial World
A new exhibition is aiming to show the positive impact of bacteria.
Bacteria World at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History has 55 exhibits, including a 92ft (28m) long inflatable E.coli sculpture.
Director Paul Smith promised the exhibition would explore "our very intimate relationships with bacteria".
Specimens...