On the afternoon of the 32nd March 2021, in the forest of Cannock Chase, one of our expert scientific photographers took this incredible photograph of what is believed to be an entirely new animal! This creature was spotted by the eagle-eyed member of the STEM Response Team at 4:65pm near…

We might not have much interesting weather in the UK, at least not very often! Strange weather phenomena have been recorded throughout history — originally blamed on acts of deities, some were later found to have simple explanations, and a few are still mysteries to this day… Monsoons Most typically seen…

Hi everyone, Phoebe here from the STEM Response Team. This post is going to be a little bit different to what I usually write — I’m going to tell you all my experience getting a COVID19 vaccine! I feel incredibly lucky that I was able to get my first dose…

It’s Careers Week 2021 (1st — 5th March 2021) — now we all know about some of the incredible careers STEM can open doors to — from aerospace engineering on rockets, to biomedical sciences in hospital treatment and diagnosis. …

This week (21–27th February) is Engineers Week 2021 — a time for celebrating all types of engineers all over the world. In this article, we’ll be exploring the basic definitions of engineering, and taking a look at some awesome examples of exemplary engineering feats in recent years. What is Engineering? Engineering is the…

The 11th February is Women and Girls in Science day — where we celebrate all of the achievements that women have made in the STEM field. Here’s a whistle-stop tour of just a handful of accomplishments that women in STEM have made throughout history. Ada Lovelace Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace…

Cancer has been both metaphorically and physically under the public microscope for decades — with 9.6 million deaths globally in 2018 alone, it’s no wonder that scientists have been on the hunt for better treatments, possible cures, and preventions. …

Usually through of as a disease of the past, leprosy in fact continues to affect millions of people across the globe, with hundreds of thousands of new diagnoses every year, as well as many who go without a diagnosis. …

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… No, we aren’t talking about Christmas (that’s a whole 320 days away), we’re on about the Big Garden Birdwatch! Hosted by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), the Big Garden Bird Watch is the world’s largest bird survey. What’s all the fuss about? As…