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Switching on the brain: human evolution
The heat was unbearable. The land was barren. Early homo sapiens dragged his weary feet across the dusty African desert. It was around this time, ninety thousand years ago, that our ancestors experienced a change in fortune. »
Scientists develop one-off cancer test for developing world
Scientists at Queen Mary have designed a nifty, thrifty cervical cancer test for use in the developing world. »
King’s to create world’s largest twins database
Scientists at King’s College London have announced plans to create the world’s largest twins database. »
Building new brains at King’s
Replacing damaged brain tissue with new neurons may have been science fiction just a decade ago. However, UK scientists have done just that by treating brain-damaged rats with neural stem cells. »
Faces scanned like baked bean tins
New research suggests that humans read faces in horizontal stripes, like a barcode. »
It’s the sound of science… at Imperial radio!
Allow Imperial’s newest DJs to introduce themselves. Colin the astronomer and Seth the science philosopher have set up a radio show dedicated to the fun aspects of science or, as Colin describes it, to “tickle London’s scientific underbelly.” Capital Science is a radio show with a difference. Projecting live from IC Radio Studio on Tuesday... »
Biofuels threaten biodiversity
A recent study has shown that biofuel plantations, replacing forests, could take up to 600 years to offset the carbon lost through land conversion. We all know the score by now: the climate is changing; the planet is warming; the ice caps are melting- surely we need to find an alternative energy source to dirty... »
Spit it out
University life comes hand in hand with the stereotypical behaviour of drinking, wild nights out at the student bars, meeting people… and perhaps being on the looking out for potential partners. But how do you know if you’re really compatible? Ever thought about getting your DNA checked out while you’re down the bar too?... »
Can you smell left from right?
Smell was the first sense to evolve, and it’s the last one left to understand. But the rough outlines of how smell works are deceptively simple: light molecules are inhaled, dissolve in the nasal mucus, and reach the olfactory receptors. »
Are U-FO sure about aliens?
Boxing Day 1980 and the security patrol from RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk see a metallic object hovering above a yellow mist, deep inside the nearby forest. »
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