Vaporising plastic waste: a breakthrough in recycling
Oliver Cashmore reports on a recent development in recycling, involving the vaporisation of plastics to reduce landfill waste.
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The future of chocolate: Swiss scientists create a healthier, more sustainable recipe
Olivia Allen reports on current endeavours to create a healthier and more sustainable chocolate recipe using the whole cocoa fruit.
Coevolution: If you had to survive, would you reap benefits, or lives?
Julia Chung, the year 10-11 category winner of the Schools Science Competition reflects on predator-prey coevolution.
Dogs, avocados and yoghurt – harnessing evolution through domestication
Year 12-13 winner of the Schools Science Competition, Jaden Lim, reflects on how domestication has been pivotal to the path of evolution.
Brains to brilliance: The evolution of the mind towards cerebral thinking
Overall Schools Science Competition winner, Arushi Vasanad, explores the evolution of humans’ most powerful organ.
Oxford researchers contribute to global efforts in pandemic prediction
Andrea Lafleur reports on advancements in the prediction of global pandemics, where Oxford researchers such as Dr Amanda Rojek are key.
Who owns the dead? The auction of Apex the Stegosaurus
Katherine Faulkner reflects on the practice of fossil auctioning and how Apex the stegosaurus led to the highest bid for a fossil at auction.
Opportunity cost and the future for computational scientists
Ramón Nartallo-Kaluarachchi reflects on advancements in the computational sciences, such as the development of AI, and potential pitfalls.
Palaeo policy: How can the past inform conservation?
Katherine Faulkner reflects on how studies of the past can inform the future of conservation amidst the climate crisis.
Oxygen production in the ocean’s darkest depths
Natalie Stevenson reports on a new study by Sweetman et al which suggests that polymetallic nodules under the ocean can produce oxygen