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The University of Birmingham Science Magazine

Earth 2.0: Mars

Dec 31, 20193 min read

Earth 2.0: Mars

Anwesha Sahu explores whether Mars could be our new home

Didn't she do well? NASA's TESS reveals new exoplanets

Mar 31, 20193 min read

Didn't she do well? NASA's TESS reveals new exoplanets

Adam Dorey reports on newly discovered planets in 2019

Moving on up: looking for a new planet to inhabit

Mar 31, 20193 min read

Moving on up: looking for a new planet to inhabit

Oliver Ratcliffe investigates the factors that must be considered before moving to another planet

The Many Worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics

Mar 31, 20193 min read

The Many Worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics

Patrick Regan demystifies the Many Worlds theory

Working with the 'other world:' the noble work of Nikolay Semyonov

Mar 1, 20193 min read

Working with the 'other world:' the noble work of Nikolay Semyonov

Marriyum Hasany discusses the advances in chain reaction chemistry that emerged from the Soviet Union

Venus: the second planet of the Solar System

Mar 1, 20192 min read

Venus: the second planet of the Solar System

Eloise Smith uncovers the past and present of Earth's so-called 'sister planet'

Oblivion: the death of the universe

Dec 31, 20182 min read

Oblivion: the death of the universe

Patrick Regan examines the theories behind the inevitable end of the universe

A matter of time

Dec 31, 20183 min read

A matter of time

Nicholas Folidis explores the quantum conundrum of the Wheeler-DeWitt Equation

Causal wizards and DeLoreans

Dec 31, 20183 min read

Causal wizards and DeLoreans

Callum Gill explores the link between causality and different concepts

History is repeating itself for Birmingham’s theoretical physicists

Dec 31, 20182 min read

History is repeating itself for Birmingham’s theoretical physicists

Chris Oliver discusses the current research on topological phases of matter, as it was once done in the 1970s

Why must we follow time’s arrow?

Dec 31, 20183 min read

Why must we follow time’s arrow?

Luke Kurowski-Ford analyses the significance of entropy as an obstacle to time travel in a macroscopic world

Space travel and exploration in popular culture

Mar 1, 20183 min read

Space travel and exploration in popular culture

Nicholas Folidis explores space travel in popular culture: yesterday, today, and tomorrow

Geoengineering: a radical way to fix the climate or an imminent threat to humanity?

Dec 31, 20173 min read

Geoengineering: a radical way to fix the climate or an imminent threat to humanity?

Nicholas Folidis explores how geoengineering could save our planet

Nature's very own nuclear reactor

Dec 31, 20173 min read

Nature's very own nuclear reactor

Bethany Rothwell looks back on how Mother Nature beat nuclear scientists to the punch

Can carbon capture and storage solve climate change?

Dec 31, 20172 min read

Can carbon capture and storage solve climate change?

Ronan Dubois investigates carbon capture and its potential to revolutionise the fuel industry

Spotty stars and exoplanets

Dec 31, 20173 min read

Spotty stars and exoplanets

James Miller considers the role of spotty stars in our search for habitable planets

Chemtrails: is the government trying to poison us?

Mar 1, 20173 min read

Chemtrails: is the government trying to poison us?

Bethany Rothwell takes to the sky and assesses the supposed impact of jet plane 'chemtrails'

Are pennies deadly if dropped from a skyscraper?

Mar 1, 20172 min read

Are pennies deadly if dropped from a skyscraper?

Stephen Ashlee dispels a common misconception and alerts us to the real danger of killer pens

What a load of hot air!

Dec 1, 20163 min read

What a load of hot air!

Marion Cromb and Daniel Thomas reveal the invisible beauty of the world around us with schlieren imaging

Astronomical superstars

Mar 1, 20163 min read

Astronomical superstars

Marion Cromb explores the cosmic contributions of the women of Observatory Hill

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