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![Scientists working at a US military base outside Gainesville, Florida have advanced our understanding of the energetics of lightning by taking acoustic measurements during thunderstorms. The […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Acoustic Imaging Sheds New Light on Thunder and Lightning")
Acoustic Imaging Sheds New Light on Thunder and Lightning
Posted on May 12, 2015 | No CommentsScientists working at a US military base outside Gainesville, Florida have advanced our understanding of the energetics of lightning by taking acoustic measurements during thunderstorms. The […] -
![This week, researchers from the University of British Columbia published a paper in Current Biology on their serendipitous discovery of the stretching nerve cords of whales. The […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "Big Whales Have Super Stretchy Nerves")
Big Whales Have Super Stretchy Nerves
Posted on May 10, 2015 | No CommentsThis week, researchers from the University of British Columbia published a paper in Current Biology on their serendipitous discovery of the stretching nerve cords of whales. The […] -
Dog-Eat-Dog World: The Earliest Lifeforms May Have Been Eaten to Extinction
Posted on May 4, 2015 | No Comments542 million years ago, nearly all modern animal phyla burst on the scene in an explosive radiation that has come to be known as the […] -
![Drones with cameras have been used in aid efforts after the recent earthquake in Nepal. The machines, used by the charity Global Medic, are just […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/drone-hero-115x115.jpg "Drones Aid Recovery In Nepal: The Rise Of Technology In Disaster Relief")
Drones Aid Recovery In Nepal: The Rise Of Technology In Disaster Relief
Posted on May 4, 2015 | No CommentsDrones with cameras have been used in aid efforts after the recent earthquake in Nepal. The machines, used by the charity Global Medic, are just […] -
Thinking On Your Feet: Physical Activity Can Improve Cognitive Performance
Posted on May 2, 2015 | No CommentsThis week, research published by Texas A+M Health Science Centre School of Public Health in the International Journal Of Health Promotion And Education has shown […] -
The Placebome: Genetic Susceptibility to the Placebo Effect
Posted on April 26, 2015 | No CommentsA review of studies into the placebo effect published last week suggests that there may be up to 11 different genes involved in an individual’s […] -
Atomic Clusters Mimic Rare Earth Magnetic Properties
Posted on April 24, 2015 | No CommentsA team of scientists from the United States recently created boron-doped atomic clusters that exhibited electronic and magnetic properties of valuable rare earth metals and […] -
Blending into the Crowd: How Chameleons Change their Colour
Posted on April 23, 2015 | No CommentsThere are over 180 different species of chameleons, some of which are capable of changing their skin colour for uses including social signalling, temperature control and camouflage. […] -
Brokenhearted? Paracetamol May Help
Posted on April 22, 2015 | No CommentsHave you ever wished for a pill to mend your broken heart? Well, it turns out there was one all along. Research at Ohio State […] -
LHC Restart a Smashing Success
Posted on April 21, 2015 | No CommentsThis week saw the first beams of particles sent round the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, Geneva since it shut down in 2013. The restart […] -
Seeing Sounds and Hearing Colours: Scientists Closer to Understanding Synesthesia
Posted on April 19, 2015 | No CommentsFor some people, colour-by-numbers takes on a whole new meaning, as each number is a different colour to them. They have Synesthesia, a condition which […] -
Quantum Computers Hit the Brakes
Posted on April 18, 2015 | No CommentsThe supercomputers of tomorrow might not be quite as speedy as was once hoped. Since their inception in the 1980s, quantum computers have promised to […] -
Citrus Swap: Reproducing The Taste of Grapefruit
Posted on April 6, 2015 | No CommentsThe flavour and scent of a grapefruit has been conjured up by scientists, but from a different fruit – an orange. Nootkatone is the molecule […] -
Revolution in Evolution: “Genetic Adam” more recent than previously thought
Posted on April 6, 2015 | No CommentsA study published in Nature Genetics last month has found that almost every man alive today can trace their ancestry back to a “genetic Adam” […]
