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How do the tests for coronavirus work?
Across the world, countries are scrambling to increase their testing capacity for the virus — how are these tests carried out and how do they work?
Four ways to destroy coronavirus
How do you fight something you can’t see? That’s the question when it comes to the coronavirus crisis which currently has many of us holed up at home. Physical distancing is one important answer to preventing the spread of the virus, as avoiding catching it in the first place stops you from ...
Coronavirus: How hand sanitisers protect against infections
As coronavirus continues its spread, panic-buying has swept supermarket shelves of hand sanitisers. What’s in these sanitisers and how effective are they in comparison to hand washing? This graphic takes a look.
What are the COVID-19 RNA vaccines and how do they work?
By now, we’re all familiar with the image of coronavirus. The spikey blob peppers news websites, looms behind reporters during bulletins and frequently punctuates your Twitter doom-scrolling. More recently, the news accompanying this image has taken a positive turn, with promising results from ...
2018’s biggest science stories
As we head into 2019, it’s time to take a look back at some of the biggest science news stories over the past year. This year’s science news featured water on Mars, the effects of e-cigarettes, new types of isomerism and bonding, and more! 2018 saw a number of significant discoveries in science. ...
Unleashing our immune systems against cancer
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The first of the 2018 Nobel Prizes is awarded. The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo for their discovery of cancer therapy by stimulating the immune system to attack tumour cells. This graphic takes a look at the prize-winning research.
The creation of tools made from laser light
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics
After the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded, it is physics' turn. The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Morou and Donna Strickland for their pioneering innovations in the field of laser physics. Strickland is only the third woman to receive the ...
Harnessing evolution to produce new enzymes and antibodies
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The last of the 2018 Science Nobel Prizes is awarded, and it was finally the turn of chemistry. The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded with one half to Frances H Arnold for her work on the directed evolution of enzymes, and with the other half jointly to George P Smith and Sir Gregory P ...
The Recycling Rates of Smartphone Metals
Regular readers will spot that today’s post is a bit of a twist onan old post from the site’s archives, which looked at the elements present in a smartphone and the roles that they play. In this updated version, I wanted to highlightwhich elements in your smartphone will actually get recycled ...
The Chemistry of Cherries
It’s cherry season, and the cherry trees are currently heaving under the weight of both sweet and sour cherries. Here we take a look at the chemical differences between the two, and why cherry stones are poisonous.
