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  • Exciting Discoveries: A Week in Science

    A collection of science and health stories from the past week(s). There is a new COVID variant and it’s a cause for concern In the last 28-day period (31 July to 27 August 2023), over 1.4 million new COVID-19 cases and over 1800 deaths were reported to WHO, an increase of 38% and a decrease…

  • Pictures of the Week: Blue Supermoon

    A blue moon is said to occur when there are two full moons in a calendar month. Such a phenomenon took place on Aug. 30, 2023. Here are some beautiful images taken from across the globe.

  • Picture of the Week: Milky Way

  • My Journey Into the World of Coding – 02.

    It’s easy to feel frustrated or like I am not getting anywhere. At the moment, my day job is a strong motivating factor – but finding the time and energy can be difficult.

  • Last week in Science

    A collection of interesting science and health stories from the past week(s).  Three’s a Crowd. Having three daughters and no sons can lead to a minor dent in mothers’ well-being that can take a whole decade to pass, according to researchers. (The Guardian) Psychologists found that women who had three children of the same sex…

  • My Journey Into the World of Coding – 01.

    The First Lesson

  • Climate change is the greatest threat to our planet

    This year has seen record temperatures in the world itself. July 2023 was officially the hottest month on record. Wildfires have raged across Europe, Canada and the U.S.. According to NASA, the effects of climate change could include more wildfires, drought, stronger hurricanes and long heatwaves – meaning that we are all affected by climate…

  • 4 Reasons Why I’m Still Wearing A Face Mask

    Gone are the days of seeing a sea of blue masks on everyone’s faces. Now you can spot a face mask from a mile away. Even I’ve become more lax. I went for a late snack run a few days ago, mask-free as I zipped through the store. At first, it felt alien, but I…

  • First three parent babies born in UK after new IVF procedure

    I was interested to read about the ‘three DNA babies’ born in the UK after the mothers underwent mitochondrial donations in order to prevent their babies from developing mitochondrial disease. According to the NHS: Mitochondrial disease occurs when mitochondria do not prodyce enough energy. This causes a range of symptoms and the severity of the…

  • Words for Nerds

    I am in the middle of completing this Python project here and I wanted to create a science-based version of the game Wordle. While looking for a list of words to use, I came across Words for Nerds by The Scientist AKA Science Wordle! I managed to guess today’s word in four tries…and I found…