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Meteorite strike Russian mountains

Meteorite strike Russian mountains

On Friday 15th February, a large meteorite crashed into Russia’s Ural Mountains. Latest reports suggest 1200 people were injured by the incident with a number of people still being treated…

An off-the-record guide to Science at Oxford

An off-the-record guide to Science at Oxford

Coming up to Oxford is filled with ideals of lounging in old building, reading romantic novels, soaking up the intellect that permeates the very fabric of life, spending all day…

The science behind Bolt’s effortless sprint

The science behind Bolt’s effortless sprint

Everybody has watched Usain Bolt casually breeze past the finish line in his races – a little grace, a little smile and he’s done it again, the gold dangled mercilessly…

Oxford Science Shines with Awards

Oxford Science Shines with Awards

Being at one of the best universities in the country, let alone the world, has its perks, and several awards to boot. The Science and Technology section would like to…

The Higgs Boson – fact or fiction?

The Higgs Boson – fact or fiction?

  After $14 Billion and 800 trillion collisions, Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in CERN are claiming to have discovered a new particle that could potentially be the…