The chemistry and engineering involved in transforming pines into pages From our favourite books or magazines to the pages of our notepads or sketchbooks, we have used paper to help share ideas and information...
Have culture and technology stopped evolution in its tracks? Every human alive today can trace their ancestry back to east Africa around 200,000 years ago – DNA from a single woman still exists in...
What happens when spacesuits go wrong? Alexei Leonov, 1965 After leaving the Voskhod 2 spacecraft to perform the first ever spacewalk, cosmonaut Alexei Leonov’s suit began to swell due to the pressure difference. Within...
Palm oil has been hitting the headlines for years now, but the issue isn’t as black and white as it might seem
What are the environmental consequences of clearing acres of rainforest in the Amazon?
Dogs might be man’s best friend but bees are our lifeline. A single bee makes a measly one-twelfth of a teaspoon of honey during its lifetime, but losing the sweet stuff is the least...
Since the first fully synthetic plastic was invented in 1907 by chemist Leo Baekeland, Bakelite or polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride (try saying that three times fast!) has paved the way for the modern era of plastic. Now...
With Easter fast approaching, dress up your eggs for unique displays and egg hunts
