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The fragrance world is exciting, but it’s hard to know where to start since today’s perfumes are more diverse than ever. This blog post explores the science behind perfumes and how we can use it to choose new scents.

The dwindling blood supply and a lack of regular blood donations are global issues that health services around the world have struggled for years to solve. Scientists from Nara Medical University in Japan believe that they may have developed a solution - universal artificial blood. In this blog post, we explore the global blood supply issue and the science behind universal artificial blood.

Scientists have recently found that stem cells found in menstrual blood can also help treat diseases. In this post we explore that.

Tea is one of the most commonly drunk drinks in the world & many people associate tea with comfort, but can tea really make us less lonely?

Does trying not to come across as the angry Black woman have biological consequences? Some recent research suggests that it might.

Climate change has been changing the face of our planet and negatively affecting Black people for years, and it's only getting worse.

In this post, we explore the importance and origin of language, the effects of multilingualism, and some tips on learning a new language.

Endometriosis affects millions of people around the world. In this post, we learn more about it and how to advocate for ourselves.

Summer is finally here! If you are based in the UK, you know we’ve been looking forward to this for quite some time. But with summer...

The new R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine, developed by The University of Oxford and manufactured by The Serum Institute of India, has been...

Being Black and a woman can affect how we interact with people and systems. Understanding intersectionality can help us navigate the world.

The height of the COVID-19 pandemic was stressful, as infection rates and death tolls increased and uncertainty filled the air. While the...