Beneath the Brine: The Microorganisms Behind Cultured Food
Reading Time – 6 Minutes, Difficulty Level – 2/5
Buzzwords like “probiotic” and “microbiome” are now common in any grocery store. Just walk down the dairy aisle and count how many you find. Although we have only recently started to …
Sustainable Food Systems: A Rice Way to Eat Meat
Reading Time – 7 Minutes, Difficulty Level – 2/5
The Future of Sustainable Food Systems
In the pursuit of sustainable food systems to meet the nutritional needs of a growing global population, finding innovative solutions has become essential. Future food …
Salt, from Ponds to Tables: A Scientific Trip through Table Salt Production
Reading Time – 6 Minutes, Difficulty Level – 3/5
Salt, an essential ingredient in our kitchens and a crucial nutrient for life that embarks on a remarkable journey from ore to our tables. Its production involves a complex interplay of …
British Wild Cats – Past, Present and Future
Reading Time – 7 Minutes, Difficulty Level – 1/5
As fond as we are of the British countryside, the open pastures and rolling green hills are not its natural state. Centuries of hunting and clearing of natural landscapes for agriculture …
How Do Solar Panels Work?
Reading Time – 6 Minutes, Difficulty Level 3/5
From Sunlight to Electricity
Every hour, the earth absorbs over 400 exajoules (that’s 108 joules) of light energy from the sun. For reference, the total global energy production in 2019 was …
How Does Soap Work?
Reading Time – 3 Minutes, Difficulty Level 1/5
Have you ever had greasy hands and tried to rinse them with only water to get rid of the grease? If you have done that before, you know that for greasy, sticky, …
The Ever-Evolving Symphony of the Periodic Table
Reading Time – 10 Minutes, Difficulty Level 1/5
The periodic table of elements, a masterpiece of scientific organisation, stands as a testament to human ingenuity and the unending quest to understand the fundamental building blocks of the universe. This iconic …
The Second Law of Thermodynamics – Mankind’s greatest discovery?
Reading Time – 6 minutes, Difficulty Level 2/5
If we ask most people what they consider to be mankind’s greatest discovery, we would get a variety of answers. Some may say the wheel, others the light bulb or perhaps the …
