Science & Technology
Oxford receives £16.5m for psychosis research
Researchers at Oxford University are to lead a research programme into the antipsychotic properties of cannabidiol (CBD).
CBD is one of the chemicals found in marijuana but it is distinct...
“The longer we don’t reduce emissions, it’s turning into effect”: Oxford environmental scientists discuss ways to tackle climate change
“Climate change is a real threat,” a Harvard Medical School article on anxiety about...
Oxford-led study finds concerning levels of PFAS chemicals in Norwegian Arctic ice, posing risks to ecosystems
An Oxford-led study found that the Norwegian Arctic ice in Svalbard is contaminated with...
At least 90% of the world population to face the combined consequences of extreme heat and drought, Oxford study says
On July 19, 2022, a temperature of 40.2 degrees Celsius was measured in the...
MRI study involving Oxford researchers finds brain differences in children with language learning difficulties
A child is quiet. He has difficulty reading and writing. He struggles to choose...
How scientists are fixing photosynthesis to combat the coming global food crisis
Edward O'Neill highlights the impending food shortage — and why GM rice is part of the solution
How to make the best Oxford pub crawl route
Utsav Popat applies graph theory to the best of Oxford’s pubs to find—and prove—the quickest, most direct way to get your post-practical pints
Returning British countryside to its roots
Reintroducing wolves, elk, and other lost species will shape Britain for the better, says Ben Anketell
Shedding light on the star of cell biology
Calum Stephenson looks into the role of GFP in the laboratory and highlights its deep-sea origins
Oxford iGEM team goes to Royal Society’s conference
Zoe Catchpole provides a summary of ‘Synthetic biology: does industry get it?’, with the global leaders of the new field speaking on bacterial perfume, directed evolution, and biocomputing
SeXX-based cancer
Elena Zanchini di Castiglionchio on the genetic and hormonal basis of sex differences in cancer
Can we measure free will?
Tracking brain activity has called the essence of free will into question, says Johanne Nedergård
Oxford’s driverless destiny
Josephine Pepper talks to CEO of Oxbotica, Graeme Smith, about the future of autonomous vehicles
The super-societies beneath our feet
Calum Stephenson reveals the secrets of insect life in an excerpt from Bang! Science Magazine, out this week
Putting policy under the microscope
Josephine Pepper talks to Sir Mark Walport, Chief Scientific Advisor for Government and former Director of the Wellcome Trust
The ‘Oxford’ scent: a chemist in perfumery
Ruth Mastenbrœk, entrepreneur, scientist, and former president of the British Society of Perfumers, talks to Annie Yu about her international career in cosmetic science, her inspirations, and having a “good nose”
A scientific justification for ‘man-flu’?
Maddie Hooper on the suggestion that viruses have evolved to hit men harder than women
Quantum physics is invading biology
The time has come to apply the ideas of quantum mechanics to biological mysteries
Matt Ridley on ice ages, bird watching and cultural evolution
Calum Stephenson talks to the Conservative hereditary peer, journalist, economist, and businessman whose science books have been translated into 30 languages and sold over a million copies
