The Technologies Fighting Ocean Plastic: What's Actually Working
From autonomous ocean-cleaning vessels to enzyme-based plastic degradation, a new generation of technologies is targeting the estimated 170…
Marcus Obi
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How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Scientific Research
AlphaFold's creators won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and the AlphaFold database now covers over 200 million predicted protein…
Amelia Hart
UK Cancer Research Breakthroughs in 2026: The Treatments Changing Lives
From personalised mRNA therapies to AI-guided surgery, British scientists and clinicians are leading a quiet revolution in cancer treatment…
Emily Chen
What Are Stem Cells?
Stem cells are the body's master cells, able to renew themselves and turn into specialised cell types. Here is what the main types are, how…
Dr. Nadia Okoro
How Do Planes Fly?
A plane flies by balancing four forces: lift pushes it up, weight pulls it down, thrust drives it forward and drag holds it back. Here is…
Dr. Nadia Okoro
Climate vs Weather: What's the Difference?
Weather is what the atmosphere is doing right now; climate is the long-term pattern of weather over decades. Here is how the two differ…
Dr. Nadia Okoro
How the Immune System Works
The immune system is the body's layered defence against germs, combining fast general responses with a slower, highly targeted one that…
Dr. Nadia Okoro
What Is Gravity?
Gravity is the attraction between anything that has mass, from an apple to a galaxy. Here is how Newton and Einstein each explained it, why…
Dr. Nadia Okoro
How Do Telescopes Work?
Telescopes work by gathering and focusing light to make distant, faint objects appear brighter and bigger. This guide explains refractors…
Dr. Nadia Okoro