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Sep 20, 20213 min read

How To Find the Edge of the Universe?

Caris McKee-Shell Explaining what we know about the edge of the universe and how this can change. We imagine the universe, the place that...

Jul 7, 20213 min read

Evolution: Fact or Fiction?

An evaluation into the reliability of Darwin's evolution theory.

Jun 28, 20213 min read

The Human Connectome Project

Caris McKee-Shell What is the Human Connectome Project and where can it lead? The brain is the most complex organ in the human body. With...

May 21, 20211 min read

The Amazing Story Of Mike The Headless Chicken

Melissa Burr Ever heard of a chicken without a head? Meet Mike, the headless chicken. Have you ever heard of a chicken without a head?...

Mar 17, 20212 min read

The (Nearly) Indestructible Beetle

Beatrice Allen Ever heard of a tank with six legs? Neither have I because technically it doesn’t exist, but it is a good way to describe...

Oct 8, 20202 min read

Are We Harming Space?

Are we harming space with the pollution we send up there? Debris from our spacecrafts needs to go somewhere.

Oct 5, 20202 min read

Bacteria Literally Do Get On Our Nerves

New research from Harvard University reveals neurons in the gut can fight bacteria.

Apr 23, 20204 min read

Kiribati: The Nation that is Disappearing

By Evie Miller, Senior Editor

Feb 7, 20202 min read

Coffee: Should We Trust It?

By Rachel Wade For years and years, the topic of coffee has been controversial. However, as a strong lover of all things coffee, here is...

Jan 14, 20204 min read

The Truth Behind the Bushfires

By Katie Richardson, Science Editor An estimated 10.7 million hectares of land is currently burning ferociously over 9,000 miles away...

Jan 11, 20202 min read

Saving the Turtles

By Alexander Brooks, Challenge Wednesday Writer The Great Pacific garbage patch (GPGP), also described as the Pacific trash vortex, is a...

Jan 10, 20204 min read

The Biggest and Most Memorable Scientific Discoveries of the Decade

By Ben Mills, Senior Editor As the new decade begins, what were the historic scientific discoveries of the 2010s which have had the...

Nov 16, 20193 min read

Do We Really Know The Science Behind Sleep?

When we think of the word ‘sleep’ we immediately relax at the thought of escaping our chaotic lives. But do we know the science behind it?

Oct 29, 20194 min read

Environment Week: The Problem With Pollution

What are the problems with pollution and how does it affect humans and our planet?

Oct 23, 20192 min read

Success For NASA's Insight Mission to Mars

By Millie Love, Past Writer and Assignments Editor On the 26th of November 2018 NASA’s mission to Mars, named Insight, safely landed on...

Mar 4, 20192 min read

History Week: The First Moon Landing

By Millie Love, Past Writer and Assignments Editor On the 16th July 1969, people all around the globe tuned in to watch a historic event....

Oct 12, 20182 min read

Soyuz Space Rocket Malfunctions

By Laura McBride A Russian-designed rocket used to send astronauts into orbit in the ISS experienced a malfunction during a launch on...

Apr 18, 20184 min read

Mental Health Week: Does Science Need To Do More To Treat Mental Health?

1 in 4 people will suffer from a mental health issue in their lifetime. Is enough being done to help find treatments and improve care?

Jan 15, 20183 min read

Could we go on holiday to space this year?

By Ben Mills (CLV Phoenix Lead Editor) Where have you been on holiday before? Spain? Mexico? Greece? Whatever your idea of a holiday,...

Jan 12, 20182 min read

Hello Saturn, Goodbye Cassini

For 400 years scientists and astronomers have gazed through telescopes at the planet Saturn in awe, forever wondering what secrets it