Science

Beauty

Hæckels is proving that a post-plastic beauty world is possible

Beauty Monitor: The Margate-born beauty and homeware brand has undergone a face lift. Now, with slick new design and home compostable packaging, Hæckels is here to show the post-plastic beauty world how it’s done.

This 3D printed ventilator is 16 times cheaper than the standard alternative

Introducing the Leitat 1, a new respirator created by a Spanish consortium of doctors, engineers and scientists with the specific goal of battling the current pandemic.

Everything you need to know about zoonosis

For decades now, scientists have been warning of the risks of a major pandemic emerging from the animal kingdom and crossing over to humans. Despite several serious warnings, we’re still acting too late. How did we get to where we are now, what can we learn from the past, and what do we need to change?

Life

Your next signature scent might be designed by a robot

Dr. Richard Goodwin and a team of IBM research scientists are working with cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology to design new perfumes. Is this the future of fragrance?

Life

Meet the scientists who are still searching for E.T.

It fell out of scientific favour years ago. But as the search for close encounters with extraterrestrials ramps up, we speak to the deep-space explorers who never lost faith.

Life

We’re constantly being told we need more sleep, meet the people who think it’s a myth

Some are forcibly deprived of it. New Age gurus claim they don’t need it. This is what life without a single full-night’s sleep actually feels like.