With the idea of commercial space travel becoming more and more prevalent, Rebecca Siddall explores the history of space travel and considers the possible threats posed to society by billionaire-driven space travel
Sambhavi Sneha Kumar explains the evolutionary purpose of melanin production in the skin, and discusses why treatments to lighten the skin can have serious long term effects
Tungsten Tang explores whether it is possible to be a scientifically optimal consumer
Emma Bryan argues for the power of the individual in addressing climate change, and talks about how the Cascade app can get all of us involved
To celebrate Earth Day, Science Editors Grace Blackshaw, Sambhavi Sneha Kumar and Izavel Lee walk us through the climate stories that inspire them
Tilly Palmer explains how Non-Fungible Tokens work, and their implications for art and the environment
Jacob Lewis writes about the difficulties in countering misinformation and the various approaches we can take to solve it
Kate Howlett explores the relationship between economic growth and biodiversity loss
Erin Tan explains how dogs and humans came to live side by side, and how they’re able to understand us so well
In this Valentine’s Day edition of Varsity Explains, Fatima Eshani explains the molecular processes behind what we experience as ‘love’, and discusses what actually drives behaviours of lust and affection.
Five years on from the Paris Agreement first being adopted, Selin Zeyrek explores its impact on global efforts to combat the climate crisis
Natalia Zdorovtsova explains how the theory of autopoiesis can give new insight into the nature of life
Sam Pritchard explains what happens when viruses “jump” across the species barrier, and what this phenomenon might mean for the fight against COVID-19.
In her latest Earth Science article, Eloise Matthews explores some of the latest volcano monitoring techniques, and why we continue to live “alongside these irrepressible forces of nature.”
Cambridge Spotlight Series
Elena Everatt shares insight into the latest developments from the globally renowned Gurdon Institute in the treatment of kidney problems associated with Lowe syndrome, and reiterates the importance of curiosity and creativity within the field of research.
Science editor Sambhavi Kumar delves into the possible evolutionary history of caffeine, and considers why caffeine consumption is so prevalent.
Yan-Yi Lee describes the complications of aphasia in bilinguals and explains whether bilingualism may help lessen the effects of aphasia.
An anonymous student discusses the relationship between domestic violence and mental illness.
Cambridge Spotlight Series
Cambridge Spotlight Series
Shazia Absar explores mass sociogenic illnesses of the past and asks what they can tell us about the current coronavirus pandemic.
Megan Cousins explores how a lack of water has dramatically worsened the Yemen crisis.
From Marie Maynard Daly to Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Grace Blackshaw explores the work of ten Black female scientists.
Patrick Llewellin gives an important perspective on the relationship between science and religion: a relationship characterised by an “absence of innate antagonism”.
Sambhavi Kumar addresses some of the most commonly held misconceptions in nutrition, a field in which it’s often difficult to tell fact from fiction.
Shemaya Hurd-Thomas uses psychology and social norm research to evaluate the likely outcomes of Cummings’ recent actions.
