Science
Too hot to handle
Recent research into the elements that make up the Earth’s core suggest it may be even hotter than previously thought – 1000°C hotter in fact: hotter than the surface of the sun
Hope on the horizon for HIV
Researchers at the University of Aarhus in Denmark are hopeful that they could have a marketable cure for HIV “within months”. This marks a dramatic departure from the former thinking of HIV/AIDS as a incurable disease that you can only manage through long term treatment
Preventative measures for malaria resistance
Resistance to artemisinin has currently been recorded in Cambodia and surrounding countries such as Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand
Students in global synthetic biology competition
The possibilities within the field of synthetic biology are endless. For the first time, students at the University of York have the opportunity to enter the arena
Treating cancer with physics
In the last financial year, Cancer Research UK spent 332 million pounds in the hope of finding various cancer cures and yet cancer is still as scary to the general public as it ever has…
Breakthrough in robot “skin”
This week, researchers at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta have taken a huge step forward in the creation of ‘robotic skin’ that will be able to feel
I’m an astronaut get me out of here
Even before the space race of the late 50s between USSR and the USA, people had shown great interest in exploring beyond our planets boarders
Bumbling bees due to pesticides
New research suggests two frequently used pesticides could be hampering honey bees’ ability to learn and remember
Plant time-telling mechanism discovered
Students from the University of York have been involved in research published in the highly regarded journal Science this month
Huge investment in York’s microscopy
The University of York’s Department of Biology has, for a long time, prided itself on its high tech microscopy unit and the research carried out there. This meant that new investment of £1 million, not including extra funding for the University of York, is highly welcomed and exciting news
The comet of the century?
A comet named ISON (officially known as comet C/2012 S1) could, it has been claimed, outshine the moon – even during daylight hours – and present viewers on earth with a spectacular display during November of this year when it passes within a mere 1.1 million miles of the sun’s fiery surface during its perihelion
Top Five: Facts about the Sun
Nikky Farthing presents the top five things about our biggest neighbour