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By Meadhbh Javier Ni Bhroin What if there was a substance that could pack the surface area of two football fields into a single gram?This is exactly what earned Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa, and Omar Yaghi the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. These three men have gained worldwide recognition for their work on developing a…
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Keep this in mind when getting a chemical formula tattooed! By Irene Verburg Pérez In recent years it has become fairly popular to get a chemical formula tattooed, this is usually a molecule which the individual uses, such as caffeine or nicotine, or common neurotransmitters such as adrenaline, dopamine or serotonin. What people don’t usually…
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By Maria Del Socorro What do you imagine when you think of fireworks? Maybe New Year’s Eve, or a crowded stadium. Maybe protests in Georgia or your local Tesco at 2AM. A violent display symbolic of a fresh start, a rebellion, a break in the ordinary of everyday life. A massive spectacle meant to reflect…
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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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Find the hidden scientific terms in the word search! Comment below how many have you found
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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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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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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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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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“Science is not finished until it is communicated” – Mark Walport Science communication is essential nowadays. Distinguishing between fact and fake is more complicated than ever, and education is a key antidote to this problem. The rise of fake news is an issue that directly affects science. Knowledge and truthful, clear and verifiable communication is…
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