From simple to complex: harnessing the laws of nature

From simple to complex: harnessing the laws of nature

From simple to complex: harnessing the laws of nature Though life and the universe are pretty complex, there are underlying rules that govern how they work. Uncovering them is no easy task, but Dr Serim Ilday and her team at Bilkent University in Turkey believe they...
What happened when Henry VIII went on tour?

What happened when Henry VIII went on tour?

What happened when Henry VIII went on tour? Most summers during his reign, King Henry VIII and his court set out from London to visit a different part of England. These ‘progresses’ involved feasts, processions, jousting tournaments, hunting and dancing, serving...
Mapping every protein in the human body

Mapping every protein in the human body

Mapping every protein in the human body Almost twenty years ago, the Human Genome Project compiled the code of every gene in the human body. Now, Professor Neil Kelleher, of Northwestern University in Illinois in the US, wants to do the same thing for every protein in...
How does empathy help us to understand others?

How does empathy help us to understand others?

How does empathy help us to understand others? What does it mean to understand someone else? Some would say it requires knowledge of what that person is going through. Others would say shared personal experience is needed. One requirement for understanding is empathy,...
Blood, sect and fears

Blood, sect and fears

Blood, sect and fears Why do people donate blood to strangers? Professor Jacob Copeman, a social anthropologist at the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, has discovered that religion, culture and politics all play their part TALK LIKE A SOCIAL...