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How can We Promote Gender Equality in Science?

Throughout recent history, science and mathematics have been regarded as male domains. This article looks at how we can promote gender equality in science.

8 Mar 2022

Solving the Biodiversity Crisis

Scientists have expressed the importance of tackling the crisis of climate change and biodiversity loss, simultaneously.

3 Mar 2022

Why is Wildlife Conservation Crucial to a Sustainable Future?

In the last four decades, the world has lost an overwhelming number of species due to human misconduct, such as deforestation, overpopulation, climate change, animal exploitation, and consumer culture.

3 Mar 2022

The Nutritional Benefits of Pulses

The type of food we eat is extremely important for our overall health and fitness. This article looks into the nutritional benefits of pulses.

15 Feb 2022

How is Pulse Farming Beneficial to the Environment?

Pulses are edible seeds, e.g. dried beans, lentils, and chickpeas, of leguminous plants that are cultivated for food.

15 Feb 2022

The Concept of Druglikeness in Drug Discovery

The concept of druglikeness is the consideration of how various properties of a chemical compound compare with drugs that are already available on the market.

7 Feb 2022

Lab Automation in Clinical Diagnostics

Over recent years, automation has made a significant impact on the face of the healthcare sector. This article looks at its role in clinical diagnostics.

6 Feb 2022

What is Forensic Psychiatry?

Forensic psychiatry relates to a specific branch of psychiatry that deals with the interface between the law and psychiatry.

6 Feb 2022

Stuck In; Role of Implants in Drug Delivery

One recent advancement in the delivery of sensitive drugs has been the use of polymer-based implants. This article looks into this further.

5 Feb 2022

How Vulnerable is the Agricultural Industry to Climate Change?

Mounting evidence indicates agriculture is vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

27 Jan 2022

Do Your Genetics Determine Your Intelligence?

Intelligence is a trait that can predict important occupational, educational, and health outcomes more strongly than other factors, but is it related to your genetics?

4 Feb 2022

Detecting New Synthetic Street Drugs

Synthetic street drugs are those that are developed to mimic the effects of illicit drugs already on the market, such as cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy, and heroin.

3 Feb 2022

Using DNA to Fight Crop Diseases

Genome-editing technology has generated new opportunities to engineer disease resistance traits in crops and solve major challenges for crop improvement.

2 Feb 2022

The Chemistry of Baking

Baking is certainly more niche than other, more popularized forms of food production. This article looks at the chemistry behind baking.

1 Feb 2022

Grow Up; The Genetics Behind Human Growth

Much of what is known about human genetics and growth, has been garnered through work on worms, flies, fish, mice, and frogs.

19 Jan 2022

Does Your Diet Affect Your DNA?

Diet is one of the many environmental factors that has been linked to various pathophysiologies including cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.

19 Jan 2022

What is Agro-Terrorism?

Over recent decades, terrorism has mutated into many forms, one of which is agroterrorism.

19 Jan 2022

Treating Disease Using Your Own Stem Cells

Advancements in stem cell technology have facilitated the generation of IPSCs, allowing for human diseases to be treated using PSCs.

19 Jan 2022

How is Pollution Changing the Chemistry of the Ocean?

Human activity has led to the spread of toxic pollutants across the world’s oceans as well as the absorbance of a third of carbon dioxide emissions resulting in decreased pH.

19 Jan 2022

Noise Pollution and its Effects on Coral Reefs

The world’s coral reefs provide an incredible source of biodiversity, they protect coastlines from erosion and provide jobs for those in the local community.

19 Jan 2022