Month: June 2016

Image of the maze loaded with fluorescein. The rectangle on the right is the finish line.

A Sport That Races Amoeba Around a Maze – for Science

Nandita Jayaraj 23/06/2016

Racing amoeba across a microscopic maze is no doubt...

Surface oil slick from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Credit: Andreas Teske, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Can We Harness Bacteria to Help Clean Up Future Oil Spills?

Nina Dombrowski and Brett J. Baker 23/06/2016

With a better understanding of how human intervention affects...

A 17th-century folding screen depicting the early Edo period on the site of modern-day Tokyo. Credit: Wikipedia

In the World’s Biggest City, the Past Offers Lessons for Surviving the Future

Brendan Barrett and Marco Amati 23/06/2016

We ought to look at the history of Edo,...

A nanotechnology laboratory. Credit: wilfolsom/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Why India Needs Nanotechnology Regulation Before it is Too Late

Prateek Sibal 23/06/2016

For us to fully harness the advances made in...

Kitchen Science: The Chemical Reaction That Makes Our Favourite Foods Taste So Good

Les Copeland 22/06/2016

Maillard reactions give many foods their familiar flavours and...

P08-We-Need-You-NASA-Recruitment-Poster

NASA’s Retro Mars-Recruitment Posters Call for Explorers

The Wire Staff 22/06/2016

A new series of posters from NASA exhorts people...

Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Controversy Over How Indian Brick Kilns Clean up Their Act

Darryl D'Monte 22/06/2016

Brick kilns in India, a big source of greenhouse...