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Where’s the wonder?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Sep 2012
I think it is getting harder for science to impress. Whilst the LHC and now Curiosity undoubtedly g…
Curiosity reaches Mars
Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Aug 2012
Mars – what is there left to learn about the big Red Planet? It’s red, it’s cold and it’s dry – tha…
Science goes to the movies
Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Aug 2012
While reminiscing about his childhood version of Spider-Man, Russ Swan asks what type of spider wou…
The colour of science
Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Aug 2012
Last month, Lab News columnist and general science raconteur, Russ Swan wrote about the staggering …
A tale of two discoveries
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Aug 2012
There are two discoveries I’d like to talk to you about in this month’s column. The first, perhaps …
To shave, or not to shave
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Jul 2012
“Since this is a bumper year for sport, I want you lazy lot to do something on the science and myth…
UK Biobank open for business
Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Jul 2012
UK Biobank is now open for business, with researchers able to access biological samples from over 5…
The colour of the lab
Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Jul 2012
When the world is such a colourful place, Russ Swan asks why is the lab so grey?!--more--
When you t…
Diversity in science
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Jul 2012
Can good news also be disappointing? I think it can. Let me explain – The Royal Society has teamed …
What’s in a name?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Jun 2012
What’s in a name? Well - when it comes to scientific equipment- too many capitals and a penchant fo…
Debate not destroy
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Jun 2012
Genetic modification has always been a contentious issue and it hit the headlines again last month …
We feel like Chicken to-flight
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Jun 2012
Blessed as we are on the Science lite desk with memories that would frankly embarrass a cerebrally …
Making public research accessible for all
Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Jun 2012
Rarely do I find myself harbouring admiration for a politician. Yet as David Willetts, minister for…
Vaccination without comparison
Evoluted New Media | Added: 31 May 2012
As methods of disease prevention go – vaccination is without comparison. If successful heard immuni…
Science trade shows cause mayhem
Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 May 2012
Conferences and shows cause mayhem every six years: why – when the world is now such as small place…
Be-tatted risk junkies - or just fashionistas?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 May 2012
Tattoos as a marker for drinking – never one to let a quirky piece of research pass us by, the Scie…
Extremes become the norm - is this ‘global weirding’?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 May 2012
Is ‘global weirding’ a better explanation than climate change for our extreme weather?!--more--
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The power of convention
Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 May 2012
I’m going to start this issue with a question. What would you say is the cost of presenting results…
Will colouring fear cross the Atlantic?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Apr 2012
Coca-Cola and Pepsi have altered the way the caramel colour so distinctive of their drinks is produ…
To boldly dine where no one has dined before…
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Apr 2012
It’s not often that the Science Lite desk is allowed beyond the confines of the office. And for goo…
