Triple S - Science for School Students

Taiwanese scientists have made significant breakthroughs in the production on an insulin pill, which could one day enhance the lives of millions of diabetics.
Insulin is a substance in the body that regulates blood sugar. People with diabetes cannot produce enough of this chemical, and those with the most severe type of the disorder require daily […]

Astronomers have discovered a star 50 light-years from the Earth, in the constellation Centaurus, that is actually a solid diamond - a chunk of crystallised carbon measuring 4,000km across.
The star was once white dwarf, the hot core of a star that has used up all of its fuel and “died”. The white dwarf then crystallised, […]

The Incan Empire, which lasted from around 1197 – 1572 in areas of South America which are now modern-day Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile, was the largest South American civilization in the pre-Columbian era (before European settlement).
The Incas built impressive cities and had many technological innovations for their time, but they left no […]

NASA scientists are “teaching” some new tricks to the robotic rovers Spirit and Opportunity, which are still exploring the surface of Mars.
New software updates uploaded to the rovers will add better decision making routines, making it easier for scientists to sift through the vast amounts of data being sent back.
The rovers have now been on […]

Washington University researchers have discovered that particular areas of the brain are associated with thinking about the future.
Subjects placed in an MRI and asked to imagine future events showed common areas of their brain “light up” on the scan.
The research is being used to better understand people affected by brain injury and stroke.
Scan shows how […]

It was previously thought that the clothes worn by 1924 climbers George Mallory and Sandy Irvine on their attempt to reach the summit of Mt Everest was the reason for their failure - their gear didn’t protect them from the freezing conditions. Now, a researcher has painstakingly re-created the pair’s outfits, and put them to […]