Toggle Switch Select Reading Level Adult Child Twice-a-week fasting CRUSHES Type-2 Diabetes: Insulin resistance defeated by autophagy A recent NEWS headline Fasting crushes diabetes? That’s a bold claim. Some 589 million adults across the world suffer from type 2 diabetes. That’s 1 in 9 adults. And this is predicted to rise to 853 million adults by 2050. Worryingly, diabetes…
Photo by Javier Miranda on Unsplash Toggle Switch Select Reading Level Adult Child 3 city-killing asteroids could strike Earth within weeks — generating a million times more energy than Hiroshima atomic bomb A RECENT HEADLINE IN THE MAINSTREAM NEWS Multiple astroids hitting the earth within weeks and each causing more death and destruction than Hiroshima? Sounds terrifying, right? But…
Toggle Switch Select Reading Level Adult Child How do you water a plant where there’s no up, no down, and no gravity to help you? Imagine an astronaut tipping a watering can, only for the water to float inside as a weightless blob, refusing to pour. In microgravity, even the simplest task becomes a physics…
Toggle Switch Select Reading Level Adult Child What if your clothing could sense your needs, adapt in real time, and even heal itself? From gloves that can translate sign language to spacesuits that seal their own tears, smart fabrics are not just wearable, they’re revolutionary. These materials are weaving intelligence into the very threads of…
Life-Saving Surgery from Afar. Toggle Switch Select Reading Level Adult Child Not All Lives Are Equally Protected: The Rural Healthcare Divide Where you live shouldn’t determine whether you live, but too often, it does. People in rural or low income areas face significant barriers to accessing timely, high-quality medical care. These challenges aren’t just inconvenient, they’re…
Photo by Cottonbros Studio Toggle Switch Select Reading Level Adult Child Gastric, or stomach, cancer remains one of the most challenging cancers in the world, affecting over one million people globally each year. Frequently diagnosed late, the prognosis can be poor. Particularly in rural or low-income regions, where access to timely and specialised treatment is limited. This lack…
Photo by Sébastistien Vincon Toggle Switch Select Reading Level Adult Child Microplastics may be tiny, but they pose a huge risk to the environment and our health. They have been big news recently as scientists have been finding them in increasingly unexpected locations. From the deepest trenches of the ocean to the peaks of Mount…
Toggle Switch Select Reading Level Adult Child As humanity pushes the boundaries of space exploration, one question looms large: how will we build on the Moon? For astronauts to survive and thrive on the lunar surface, they’ll need a reliable, long-lasting base. One that offers protection from the harsh lunar environment, including extreme temperatures, space dust, and…
Photo by Jeshoots Toggle Switch Select Reading Level Adult Child Fancy travelling to the other side of the country to see your far-flung relatives for lunch in the time it takes you to read today’s newspaper? How about waking up on a weekend and flying to the other side of the world in time for…
Photo by Neom on Unsplash Toggle Switch Select Reading Level Adult Child I floated in the perfect blue, weightless and calm, as tiny clownfish darted playfully around my dive mask. All I could hear were the soft, rhythmic bubbles from my respirator. Beneath me, a vibrant coral reef stretched into the distance, an intricate, living city…
