A return ticket to the Moon, please
SpaceX follows Sir Richard Branson’s lead, taking off with destination Moon for two lucky passengers in 2018.
Category Archives: Science & Environment
New NASA discovery: Star with seven Earth-like planets
Last week, NASA made a very important announcement of a recent astrological discovery. So what is it about, and why it is so important? Albert Lee investigates.
Leonard Colebrook: The real father of antibiotics?
Toby Speirs explores the early discoveries of the bacteriologist Leonard Colebrook, an unrecognised pioneer of the antibiotic, and the role of his sister in raising awareness of Hospital Associated Infections.
Vera Cooper Rubin and dark matter
The great American astronomer Vera Cooper Rubin passed away recently, signifying the loss of a significant dark matter physicist. Wait! Dark-what? Albert Lee explores what dark matter is, and gives you the chance try out an experiment at home!
Goodbye Rosetta!
Goodbye Rosetta! After a 12 year mission, the ESA’s spacecraft crash-lands onto a comet.
Bristol breaches air pollution safety levels
2016 air pollution statistics reveal that 44 urban areas in the UK exceeded safe levels of air pollution. How dangerous is air pollution to our health and what can be done about it?
Free Solar Roof Panels
Berkeley Squares has been advised that 20 homes in Easton and Bedminster will be given free solar roof panels in an experiment to reduce energy. David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lots More Poo For Bus Number Two
It’s a stinker of a story – don’t miss it! Geof Sheppard, BY-SA 4.0
Green City Hypocrisy?
For the past 10 months Bristol has been the ‘Green Capital of Europe,’ but what does this really mean?
The Good, the Bag and the Ugly
On Monday 5th October, the world of the English shopper was turned upside down.
