Wine borders on obsession for some, while others call it research. Some drink it, while others burn it. Creative solutions are turning wine and its waste into algae, pharmaceutical products, and electricity.
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Rocking the Islands
Debunking the myth: Malta is at no risk from earthquakes. Malta’s seismologists speak up.Continue reading
Science Fiction — Mythology of the Future
Science fiction reimagines our future. Sometimes it is inspired by science; sometimes it inspires current scientists. Anna Fava visited Prof. Victor Grech at his home to talk about the mythology of science fiction and his love for Star Trek.Continue reading
Haven’t We Had Enough of Gender Stereotypes?
An essay by linguist Deborah Cameron about gender misconceptions really hit home hard. It made me ask, why do we let gender role restrictions influence our identity. Continue reading
Immortalising Heritage
Limestone is precious to Malta. The softness of the stone makes beautiful sculptures but also erodes quickly. Jessica Edwards caught up with Dr Daniel Vella and Prof. Emmanuel Sinagra to find out how limestone and Malta’s heritage can be protected.Continue reading
Haggis
Haggis is the only game that I rate a round solid 10. I know, it’s probably not good review practice to give your opinion so clearly and obviously at the very beginning, but Haggis is a special game. It’s the only game that I voluntarily own two copies of, just in case something happens to my other one, or the cards just disintegrate after one too many plays. Haggis is that game. Continue reading
Succeeding by Failing
Luana Micallef tells us about her career starting from a young computer scientist at Microsoft and CERN to helping treating cancer.Continue reading
Brain Works
Ariana Gatt talks about pharma, fruit fly research, and Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.Continue reading
Controlling television with a gesture
Research by Sabrina Bilocca
Pollution around Malta’s Sea
