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Science

2020 breakthroughs: New electronic skin can feel pressure, temperature and pain

by • 18th December 2020

Anna Green reflects on one of 2020's significant scientific breakthroughs ...

2020 breakthroughs: Breast cancer screening & AI

by • 15th December 2020

Maud Webster reflects on one of 2020's significant scientific breakthroughs ...

Word of the Week: Hyperborean

by • 7th December 2020

Shreya Dube spreads the Christmas cheer with a very festive word of the week ...

It’s not looking good for Santa: Arctic melt at almost all-time high at the end of summer 2020

by • 6th December 2020

Polly Stevens discusses the second-highest levels of summer melt at the end of summer 2020, and the likely implications for Santa and his elves...

Christmas: an environmental disaster?

by • 4th December 2020

Alex Ventisei delves into the environmental issues of Christmas, and how to solve them...

Lithium batteries: a ‘step too fire?’

by • 4th December 2020

Malcolm Wise offers an exclusive insight into the forgotten hazards of lithium batteries...

Seven scientifically proven ways to keep warm this winter

by • 1st December 2020

Lily Holbrook shares some top scientific tips for keeping warm this winter ...

How salt prevents ice–it’s not what you think

by • 30th November 2020

During the winter, it is common to put salt on icy roads in order to prevent the formation of ice. It would be reasonable to assume that salt has ice-melting properties, or that...

Johnson’s ‘green industrial revolution’ promises a lot, but is it enough?

by • 30th November 2020

Maud Webster analyses Boris Johnson's new Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, and considers whether it's enough to reach net-zero...

Exploring life on Antarctica

by • 27th November 2020

Isabel Lamb investigates the chilling realities of Antarctic life...