Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Researchers have created a new 2D carbon material that is actually stronger than graphene. The material was created by researchers at Rice University, and they say that it is strong enough to prevent cracks from forming easily, and that…

Mosquitoes are infamously the world’s deadliest animal, killing up to a million people every year via the diseases they spread, such as malaria and dengue fever.

 In the UK, however, our 36 native mosquito species pose little in the way of…

Have you ever been out to dinner with friends, or on a walk through your favourite park, and found yourself curiously unmoved by any of it? The atmosphere is great, the food is good, the weather is beautiful – but you find no pleasure in what…

Very few people live beyond a century. So, if no one had babies anymore, there would probably be no humans left on Earth within 100 years. But first, the population would shrink as older folks died and no one was being born.

Even if all births…

No sea creature inspires terror – rightly or wrongly – as much as the white shark does.

With its sleek body optimized for hunting, razor sharp teeth, and its (somewhat undeserved) reputation for enjoying human flesh, the ‘great’ white (