The Exciting Prospects of Electrochemistry
Why do we find ourselves needing to store more and more electricity? My previous article, which you can find here, explores some of the new technologies being developed to store electricity. We have an ever-growing…
Oil Spills
The MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef, at Pointe d’Esny, Mauritius on July 25, 2020. Within two weeks, the tanker had split in half and started leaking oil into the surrounding waters affecting, according…
Peto’s Paradox
What Is Cancer? The ancient disease that is cancer has become a word intertwined with fear and dread. It is often described as the defining plague of our generation and one affecting tens of millions, killing approximately 9.5 million people…
The Grand Design
When and how did the universe begin? Why is there something rather than nothing? Why are we here? Why are the laws of nature so finely tuned to allow life…
3D Printing Organs
A shortage of organs represents a huge current major health crisis. We currently have an ageing population, and as we age, our organs are proven to fail more and, thus,…
The Science Behind the Infinity Stones
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is perhaps the most well-known film series in cinema history. Having grossed $22.5 Billion, the Disney-owned franchise boasts record-breaking box offices and incredibly high audiences, overtaking the likes…
Genome Sequencing
Your genome is the instructions for making and maintaining you, written in DNA. The human genome has 3.2 billion letters (nucleobases) and contains around 20,000 genes, the instructions for making proteins. That…
The Ageing Problem
Ageing is inevitable and always leads to death. Such a statement, although one we like to avoid, is something we all seem to accept as reality. In the modern-day, war…
A Meditation on Our Environment
I was originally going to call this article ‘A Meditation on Our Planet’, although I hesitate to use the word ‘planet’ and think that ‘environment’ is a better substitute. After…
Genetic Engineering – CRISPR
The History of Genetic Engineering: -Humans have been genetically engineering life for millennia. Humans originally bred useful traits in animals and plants through a process of selective breeding and did so for many…