Image credit: Ben Harvey & Nikole Crook It might sound like a something straight from the production line at Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, but a pair of pomologists (the study of fruit) Dr Ben...
Your body’s reaction to water that prevents you from drowning (Image source: Pixabay) The diving reflex is a physiological response triggered by immersion in water that evolved to protect mammals from drowning. It is...
The world’s most contentious culinary debates solved by science (Image credit: Leilani Angel) 1. Why do kids hate broccoli? Broccoli contains a glucosinolate compound that makes it taste bitter. The human gene TAS2R38 is...
Discover the impact of these canine companions can have on our mental health (Image source: Pixabay) Whether you have a hamster or a Great Dane, pets have provided us with comfort, friendship, exercise, protection...
Image source: Getty Images Viruses specialise in getting past cellular defences to deliver genetic information into cells, but in nature they often contain genes that cause disease. However, if we strip out these damaging...
Discover just some of the many medical milestones throughout over 70 years of the UK’s National Health Service 5 July 1948 – Birth of the NHS Image credit : University of Liverpool Faculty of...
Image source: Pixabay These tiny packets of genetic code are the most successful parasites in the world Viruses are the tiniest biological replicators on the planet, roughly 100-times smaller than bacteria. Made from a...
Find out how interactions between molecules help get our hands clean (Image credit: Jackmac34) Soap is an ancient concept that can be traced back to 2,800 BCE in Babylon, and the basic principle of...
Look around corners and over walls with this awesome periscope you can make at home 1. Create the tube The first thing you will need to do is create a tube in which your...
During British Science Week, take a look back at investigations that shaped science, providing the fundamental knowledge we rely on today 1. Cavendish weighs the world (Image credit: Ed Crooks) Not only did the...
