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Volume 2, Issue 8/9 articles

Do chain mail curses really lead to bad luck? by Tess Bridges
Edible gold - Joe Kissell
15 minutes with... - The Null talks to Roger Highfield, the Daily Telegraph science correspondent
Discovery corner - eyes in the back of your head
Studies of the bleedin' obvious – insects on film
How does that work - bullet-proofing
Patent lunacy – more crazy inventions
Please leave a message - Rebecca & Sarah have got your number
Does God have a PhD?
The Other Lab: scientific correctness
The science World Cup
Sexy Neanderthals by Alun Salt
Birthdays, quotes, time wasting on the web and vital statistics
Thing of the month - the history of tattoos
Volume 2, Issue 7 articles

The sleep-retardant properties of my ex-girlfriend
by Ryan Shaun Baker The truth about bananas - Joe Kissell
15 minutes with... - The Null talks to Adam Hart-Davis, science celebrity
Discovery corner - two left feet
Studies of the bleedin' obvious – time out in the toilet
How does that work - compact discs and CD-RWs
Patent lunacy – more crazy inventions
Hang up your labcoats - Rebecca & Sarah talk chemistry
How many scientists does it take to change a lightbulb?
The Other Lab: beer goggles
The final frontier - life on board the International Space Station
Birthdays, quotes, time wasting on the web and vital statistics
Thing of the month - the history of tax
Volume 2, Issue 6 articles

The Southville Fairies - a world premiere for the Fairies of Creation
Decimal time: make more of your day - Joe Kissell
15 minutes with... - The Null talks to Mark Lewney, winner of FameLab 2005
Discovery corner - the invisible man
Studies of the bleedin' obvious – farting
How does that work - air bags
Patent lunacy – more crazy inventions
Mad as hatters? Rebecca & Sarah review their sanity
The Other Lab: peer review
Continental focus: science in South America
Birthdays, quotes, time wasting on the web and vital statistics
Thing of the month - the history of calculators
Volume 2, Issue 5 articles

Nomamone - the perfect present?
The best thing before sliced bread - Joe Kissell
Science Features: one small step for a bug - Simon Braddy
Discovery corner - how long is a piece of string?
Studies of the bleedin' obvious – coffee shops
How does that work - solar panels
Patent lunacy – more crazy inventions
Be my Valentine: Rebecca & Sarah talk love
The Other Lab: two whales
Continental focus: science in Asia
Birthdays, quotes, time wasting on the web and vital statistics
Thing of the month - the history of money
Volume 2, Issue 3/4 articles

The End of the World? - nigh or never?
The Stepford Factor - the truth about shopping
The Indicator Hypothesis - are you a giver or a taker?
Null's science review of the year
Discovery corner - cauliflower ears
Studies of the bleedin' obvious – hair removal
How does that work - stem cells
Patent lunacy – more crazy inventions
Meir Stampfer, publishing genius
Science Features: whats in a word and E. coli - Jekyl and Hyde?
Continental focus: European science
It’s snow bad thing - things you didn't know about the white stuff
Birthdays, quotes, time wasting on the web and vital statistics
Thing of the month - the history of light
Volume 2, Issue 2 articles

Liquor, tar and saunas - the perfect mix?
Addictive writing
Spellbound - get the most from your man-drake
It's a kinda magic - spell using today
Discovery corner - cat o'nine tails
Studies of the bleedin' obvious – orange smelling birds
How does that work - pasteurisation
Patent lunacy – more crazy inventions
Publishing old - the youth of yesterday
Antarctica - science in the deep freeze
Science can be murder
Birthdays, quotes, time wasting on the web and vital statistics
Thing of the month - the history of fireworks
Volume 2, Issue 1 articles

The bog standards - toilet humour
Running the show
Bend it like Becca - footy physics
Discovery corner – needle in a haystack
Studies of the bleedin' obvious – The perfect pork
How does that work - Teflon
Patent lunacy – more crazy inventions
Publishing young - the youth of today
Science stateside
Out of this world - planetary science
Birthdays, quotes, time wasting on the web and vital statistics
Thing of the month - the history of stamps
Issue 12 articles

Microwave madness
The Pride of Merseyside - lions get Smart
The Justice Diet
Discovery corner – ox-eye daisy
Paper of the month – Why fizzy drinks feel nice in your mouth
How does that work - how planes stay up
Patent lunacy – more crazy inventions
The Professor of butter
Science down under in our continental focus
Eat your greens - edible scientists
Birthdays, quotes, time wasting on the web and vital statistics
Thing of the month - the history of footwear
Issue 11 articles

Does bungee jumping make your eyeballs pop out?
Horizontal organisation
Conference lingo
Discovery corner – worm holes
Paper of the month – toothpicks and early humans
How does that work - why fridges are cool
Patent lunacy – more crazy inventions
Units you didn’t know existed
Science mutters – how can science help Africa?
Eat your greens - edible scientists
Birthdays, quotes, time wasting on the web and vital statistics
Thing of the month - the history of guns
Issue 10 articles

Botox babies
Science proverbs
Does the early bird catch the worm?
Discovery corner – walls have ears
Paper of the month – beer and saunas don’t mix
How does that work - email
Patent lunacy – more crazy inventions
Units you didn’t know existed
Science mutters – is technology everywhere?
The wonderful world of science – capital stuff
Birthdays, quotes, time wasting on the web and vital statistics
Thing of the month - the history of office supplies
Issue 9 articles

Anon - the myth behind the legend
Stoomtrooper rifle assesssment
You've lost that loving flea-ling
Discovery corner – storm in a teacup
Paper of the month – custard
How does that work - tilting trains
Patent lunacy – more crazy inventions
The acid test - burning issues
Science mutters - Cafe scientifique
Cor blimey Charlie - the best and worst in science
The dangers of punching glass
Birthdays, quotes, time wasting on the web and vital statistics
Thing of the month - the history of cheese
Issue 8 articles

On the finding of lost things
How to write science
Dog bedroom behaviour
Bite club
Paper of the month – bees and elephants
How does that work - carbon paper
Patent lunacy – more crazy inventions
The colourful world of science
ABC - more biological curiosities
Discovery corner – the Turin Shrub
Birthdays, quotes, time wasting on the web and vital statistics
Thing of the month - the history of telescopes
Issue 7 articles

Are Jaffa Cakes really biscuits?
Mars and Venus
Sheep and crop circles
F-ant-astic science
Paper of the month – How shiny is L.A.?
Viking ducks causing a scandal
Patent lunacy – more crazy inventions
TV detectives – science spies
ABC - more biological curiosities
Discovery corner – self-raising flour
Birthdays, quotes, time wasting on the web and vital statistics
Thing of the month - the history of chewing gum

Issue 6 articles

The perils of text messaging
Structured procrastination
Conference participants
Tree Ents and Star Wars forces
Paper of the month – toast browning
Why mayonnaise sticks to your food
Patent lunacy – more crazy inventions
Fruits of our labour – science can be fruity
You’ve got an ‘ology
Discovery corner – magic mushrooms
Birthdays, quotes, time wasting on the web and vital statistics
Thing of the month - the history of pens

Issue 5 articles

Computer games and time off (pdf)
Down the pan
Disorder and students
Money does grow on trees
Self-citation – a practical guide (pdf)
ABC – amazing biological curiosities
Patent lunacy – more crazy inventions
Mountains of science – at the peak of research
You’ve got an ‘ology - be proud of your studies
Discovery corner – the binary telephone
Birthdays, quotes, time wasting on the web and vital statistics
Thing of the month - the history of clocks

Issue 4 articles

Why the grass is always greener on the other side
Dunk and disorderly
Sod’s Law revisited
Intelligent aliens
Peculiar periodicals – part 2
Patent lunacy – more crazy inventions
Back from the grave – famous people’s least known work
Discovery corner – The Pon sifaka
Birthdays, quotes, time wasting on the web and vital statistics
Thing of the month - the history of Perfume

 

Issue 3 articles

Toast – why does it fall butter-side down? (pdf)
Exploitation of students
If a tree falls, and no one hears it, does it make a sound?
Roll of honour (pdf)
Peculiar periodicals – part 1
Mathematical processes explained in our easy guide
Patent lunacy – crazy Christmas inventions
Comic science – our finest comedians do top science
Discovery corner – the five-leaved clover
Birthdays, quotes, time wasting on the web and vital statistics
Thing of the month - the history of Christmas trees

Issue 2 articles

Can your goldfish make you a millionaire?
Big cats - the hidden truth
Writer's block - fact or fiction?
Taxonomy of the mobile 'phone
Chopstick politics
Units you didn't know existed - part 2
Paper of the month - Love at first fright: Roller coasters and attractiveness?
Fifteen millimetres of fame - crazy chemicals
Discovery corner - the light-sabre gene
Birthdays, quotes, time wasting on the web and vital statistics
Thing of the month - the history of condoms (pdf)

 

Issue 1 articles

Staying dry in the damp
Global warming proof from frozen confectionary
Sheep and human driver behaviour
Do too many cooks spoil the broth?
Ying and Yang
Units you didn't know existed - part 1
Paper of the month - Barbie, supermodel or just super?
Thing of the month - the history of lipstick
Something I read in a book - musings from manuscripts
Birthdays, quotes, time wasting on the web and vital statistics
Discovery corner - West Highland white lichen