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Artificial Photosynthesis

While artificial photosynthesis is not yet commercially viable on a large scale, the progress achieved so far holds significant promise.


2025

2025: What Science Fiction Got Right… And Wrong

Let’s take a look at six pieces of Sci-fi that got things right and nine who got things wrong (quite terribly in many cases).


False confessions

The Psychology Of False Confessions

In 1985, Dr Saul Kassin categorised false confessions into three types: voluntary, compliant and persuaded.


Microbes

Microbes: Life In Extremes

Scientists study the remarkable mechanisms of these extremophile microbes with the aim of developing innovative technologies and materials.


Latin

How Latin Influenced European Languages

Latin spread across Europe with the expansion of the Roman Empire, becoming the administrative and cultural language of its vast territories.


New Year's

New Year’s Celebrations To Come

A significant part of the world doesn’t follow the Gregorian calendar and do not have new year’s celebrations on the 31st of December, but do so on other dates.


Microplastics

Are Microplastics Effecting Our Weather?

The composition of microplastics often includes toxic substances that can impact atmospheric chemistry.


Christmas markets

The Magic Of Christmas Markets

The tradition of Christmas markets dates back to the Late Middle Ages in German-speaking Europe.


Dickens'

Dickens’ Inspiration For A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens’ motivations for writing the novella were deeply personal, profoundly empathetic, and undeniably practical.


Pompeii

Pompeii: Digs And DNA

The once busy and bustling Roman city had been reduced to ashes, and was much forgotten until 1748 when it was rediscovered.


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