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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 17: A statue of J. Marion Sims, a surgeon celebrated by many as the father of modern gynecology, is driven away in a Parks Department truck after being taken down from its pedestal at Central Park and East 103rd Street on April 17, 2018 in New York City. A New York City panel decided to move the controversial statue after groups demanded its removal as many of Sims medical breakthroughs came from experimenting on black slaves without anesthesia. The statue will be relocated in Green-Wood Cemetery in Windsor Terrace, where Sims is buried. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Divided review: Why we must eliminate racism from Western healthcare

5 April 2023

A legacy of racism in Western medicine means healthcare is badly in need of decolonising. Annabel Sowemimo's book sets out why

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Become a citizen scientist in the fight against antibiotic resistance

15 March 2023

Sign up to a project called Infection Inspection and help researchers confront the rogue microbes that threaten to unleash an apocalypse of untreatable disease

Big Microplastic Survey. Layal?s Citizen Science Maker for 18th Feb. Photos from Layla's survey.

Help to create a global map of ocean microplastic pollution

15 February 2023

You can contribute to a worldwide map of ocean microplastic pollution by conducting a scientific survey on your local beach, says Layal Liverpool

Launching vehicle loaded with an ORCA type detection unit KM3NeT - LOM-on-anchor.jpg KM3NeT the next generation neutrino telescopes KM3NeT is a research infrastructure housing the next generation neutrino telescopes. Once completed, the telescopes will have detector volumes between megaton and several cubic kilometres of clear sea water. Located in the deepest seas of the Mediterranean, KM3NeT will open a new window on our Universe, but also contribute to the research of the properties of the elusive neutrino particles. With the ARCA telescope, KM3NeT scientists will search for neutrinos from distant astrophysical sources such as supernovae, gamma ray bursters or colliding stars. The ORCA telescope is the instrument for KM3NeT scientists studying neutrino properties exploiting neutrinos generated in the Earth's atmosphere. Arrays of thousands of optical sensors will detect the faint light in the deep sea from charged particles originating from collisions of the neutrinos and the Earth. The facility will also house instrumentation for Earth and Sea sciences for long-term and on-line monitoring of the deep sea environment and the sea bottom at depth of several kilometers.

Help in the hunt for neutrinos while exploring deep-sea ecosystems

18 January 2023

The Deep Sea Explorers project is calling for volunteers to help remove noise from data collected by a neutrino telescope at the bottom of the sea, finds Layal Liverpool

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Join the Christmas Bird Count and contribute to conservation research

14 December 2022

There are plenty of opportunities for birdwatchers to contribute to conservation science this December and January, says Layal Liverpool

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Join the hunt for clouds high up in the Martian atmosphere

16 November 2022

Cloud gazing isn’t only an Earthly pastime. You can help planetary scientists by cloud spotting on Mars, finds Layal Liverpool

Study your local pond to help track algal growth around the world

19 October 2022

Join a growing number of volunteers who are helping to monitor the health of the environment by sampling diverse aquatic ecosystems through the Algal Bloom Monitoring project, says Layal Liverpool

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Count the bugs "splatted" on your car to help track insect decline

29 June 2022

Add a 'splatometer' to your car to help researchers at the Bugs Matter project investigate the worrying global decline in insect populations, says Layal Liverpool

Covid-19 news: Moderna’s omicron booster has promising immune response

9 June 2022

A regular round-up of the latest coronavirus news, plus insight, features and interviews from New Scientist about the covid-19 pandemic

Do your own experiment to see if your teabags really are compostable

1 June 2022

If you make your own compost at home, you can participate in a citizen science project that investigates whether products are as biodegradable as they claim