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Why do big creatures live longer? The science behind metabolic rates.
By Nathalie Al Ja’Afrehová Why can large animals like elephants live for decades, while smaller animals like mice barely last a few years? At first glance, it seems fairly intuitive. Smaller animals are more vulnerable to environmental factors or predators in the wild, while animals like elephants don’t necessarily have to worry too much about…
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Word Search – Find the hidden scientific terms!
Find the hidden scientific terms in the word search! Comment below how many have you found
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Mapping the Dark Universe: The Euclid Telescope
By Darragh McCann Nearly two years ago, on the first of July 2023, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched from Cape Canaveral, carrying with it a telescope destined to uncover our universe’s deepest, darkest secrets. This was the beginning of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid mission, designed to observe and map the composition and evolution…
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The Celtic Curse Cure: Is Chelation Therapy the Answer to Curing Haemochromatosis?
By Keeva O’Reilly Haemochromatosis is known as the Celtic disease or the ‘Celtic Curse’, since it affects so many Irish people. This is an inherited condition which causes excessive amounts of iron to be absorbed from the diet and stored in the body. If left untreated, the high levels of iron cause damage to the…
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The Curiosity Corner : Chapter One
Curious Crocodiles By Ines Martínez As we’ve all heard before, several factors affect the genetic makeup of all life forms since fecundation. However, you will be surprised by the role of temperature in developing a particular reptile, the crocodile. The great difference between the number of female crocodiles and male crocodiles, often as high as…
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The Invisible Renewables, the New Face of Green and Clean Energy
By Panagiota Paraskevopoulou Imagine walking through a city where every step you take helps power the lights above you. Where the windows in towering skyscrapers silently generate electricity. Where the road beneath your car wirelessly charges your battery while you drive. This isn’t a scene from a sci-fi movie, it’s already happening. Thanks to a…
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A Brief History of the Higgs Boson & the LHC
By Anna Wlizlo One morning, just outside Geneva, Switzerland, a group of scientists gathered, awaiting the presentation of the first results from the newly built Large Hadron Collider. The suspense was palpable, the atmosphere thick with the anticipation of a breakthrough. Scientists from all over the world followed the event both in person and online.…
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From Soap to Batteries: The Chemistry Around Us
By Baran Dönmez Imagine waking up in a world where your morning coffee doesn’t brew properly, your favourite sneakers start falling apart or your trusty concrete sidewalks crumble away. It might sound like a scene from a dystopian movie, but the truth is, that our everyday lives depend on the magical world of chemistry. Come…
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Bioluminescence: The Science Behind Glowing Organisms
Sashwita Satish Photography by Merve Sahmaran While walking on the beaches of Matsu Islands in Taiwan, or Havelock Island in India, we observe some magical or glimmering lights in the water. Ever wondered what this is? It is not some kind of underwater magic, but a phenomenon referred to as bioluminescence. This occurs when an…
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