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Noun: 'bird-brain' - a silly or stupid person. Bird brain has been used as an insult since at least 1910, but due to recent findings – bird brain is more likely a compliment. Recent studies hav...

The most recent outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu is the worst on record, causing the deaths of millions of birds worldwide...

When AI excels do humans come under threat? A writer explores the risk AI poses to jobs in the creative industry ...

In November 2020 Project Genesis Ltd. submitted a proposal to Durham County Council to build an energy from waste facility on Hownsgill Industrial Estate in Consett, County Durham, the very site of wh...

A Writer shares their thoughts on the infamous term Quantum...

One of our writers explores the role of and questions the danger of social media algorithms...

A Writer explores the question of why we aren't researching sex in space?...

The sex-positive science podcast that will get you talking...and cumming...

Learn about the causes of the orgasm gap and how it can be prevented ...

Why males loose their heads for sex, the fatalities of large testes and other macabre stories of reproduction from the animal kingdom...

Embodying the anti-Christmas spirit? Then you'll definitely relate to this Fijian snail ...

Multiple species threatened with extinction have been given new and enhanced protections by conservation experts at an international convention aimed at preventing their trade...

It's that time of the year again when the weather gets cold, and people start being picked off by coughs, sneezes and sore throats. Just as with covid, the NHS and government strongly messages for tho...

Newcastle city council aims to achieve net zero emissions by 2030. Here's how......

Scientists at Northumbria University, alongside collaborators from Newcastle University, have developed a novel technology to tackle climate change using bacteria...

COP27 created climate history with a loss and damage fund, but some experts were left frustrated at the lack of action in other priority areas...

Net zero is a climate change buzz word used by the media, in legislation and in general conversation. But what is actually meant by net zero? And how can it be achieved?...

G'day mate, here to restore your microbiome with a life saving faecal transplant? ...