By Milly Saber Everyone knows the famed story about the namesake of this disease. A story about falling into a deep sleep, and being left untouched until a kiss breaks the spell. While this sounds like a typical fairytale storyline to most people, for others it’s a disturbing reality. Sleeping Beauty Syndrome, also known as […]
Monthly Archives: May 2025
Big Chain Supermarkets Subjected to Cyber Attacks
By Sze Wing Ng Recently, big supermarkets such as M&S, Co-op and even Harrods have been hacked with personal data of M&S customers, having been stolen by the hackers with a malicious software called ransomware. Shelves now seem empty after the cyber attack. According to the BBC, the attack occurred in April when customers reported […]
Latest Progress in Creating the World’s Smallest Microchip
By Harriet Wood Some of the smallest microchips to ever be manufactured may be in mass production towards the end of 2025, and will likely find their way into the latest phones. However, how exactly do they work, and how much progress has been made? The ‘Semiconductor device fabrication’ is the name given to a […]
Jaeden Camstra
Jaeden Camstra. I love listening to him whilst I do homework and his music is upbeat and incorporates jazz. I also love how in some songs there’s a mix of different types of music. Recommended by Gabi Bryce. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/track/0SlsHLlmuZVIuMrQyjurF0?si=mFASZYuRSZevL3Ednwwi2A
Scientists Believe That They Have Discovered a New Colour That Has Never Been Seen Before
By Natania Arora Scientists in the US believe that they have discovered a new colour, which they have named ‘olo’. Only five people have seen the colour, three of which were co-authors of the research paper. The colour has been described to be a ‘saturated shade of blue-green’ as stated in The Independent, and is […]
The Potential Papal Candidates
By Ruth Johnson In light of Pope Francis’ death, which sent shockwaves through the Catholic community and the entire world, the question of who will become the next Pope remains unanswered. This will be revealed soon after the 7th of May when the formal conclave begins. The first candidate is Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah. He […]
UK Scientists launch Geoengineering Experiment that aims to ‘Dim the Sun’
By Mary Dai The UK government has approved to fund a £57 million solar geoengineering project aimed to block the sunlight from entering the Earth. Whilst the initiative could potentially combat the long-standing problem of global warming, many scientists have raised concerns about its risks and the method being introduced remains controversial. The experiment is […]
Spain-Portugal Blackouts and the Effects
By Isabella Gallagher-Rattan Earlier this week, most of Spain and Portugal, and parts of France, Germany, Italy and Andorra, were sent into upheaval over the biggest power outage in Europe in 20 years. The blackout lasted over half a day for Spain and Portugal, and whilst the other countries affected were able to reroute power […]
f5ve
They are a Japanese girl group with 5 members, who have a concept of being ‘chronically online’. Their music videos bring back themes from the 2000s/10s so it’s really cute! Recommended by Kayla Nwaki. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6aiCF0pornq0j11wvKG4dy?si=DwALKlNHQCq7cJq6oIPiKw
How Severely Can Atrial Fibrillation Impact the Risk of Dementia?
By Aishani Balukumar Research has shown that atrial fibrillation could increase the risk of dementia, through its impact on cardiac function. Atrial fibrillation is an issue which causes the heart’s beat rhythm to be unsteady. It is an arrhythmia, which means irregular heart rhythms. Atrial fibrillation is commonly abbreviated to AFib or AF. Symptoms of […]