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When lives or properties are destroyed by floods, storms, or wildfires, can and should anybody be held to account?…

Dinosaur bones and the ‘hard parts’ of other prehistoric creatures can famously be preserved as fossils, providing us with…

After six years as an undertaker and embalmer—during which I cared for over 5,000 individuals—I became captivated by the…

I sort of ‘fell’ into the field of Earth Science – Volcanology, more specifically. I studied Chemistry at Glasgow…

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We all know it. We’ve all sung it. Perhaps we’ve even answered a quiz question about it*. The Twelve…

Professor of Ethno-ornithology studying the relationships between birds and people for better conservation. I’ve been fascinated by birds since…

Want to make something feel immediately complicated, inaccessible or downright mysterious? Stick the word ‘quantum’ in front of it.…

I still remember the disbelief I felt when I first heard about the famous quantum factoring algorithm by Peter…

Finding a cure for cancer is unarguably one of the biggest medical challenges that we face. But what if…

I qualified as a doctor in the early 90s and was immediately shocked by the harsh treatments that cancer…

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