A forum for contemporary philosophers and other thinkers on issues both timely and timeless. The series moderator is Simon Critchley, who teaches philosophy at The New School for Social Research.

“Microplastics are like rafts — a bacteria on its own might not be able to swim down a river, but riding in its biofilm on a tiny bit of plastic it can be disseminated into many different ...

In the Patagonia mountains of southern Chile, the locals refer to “living rocks.” At first sight, they look like common stones, but their history dates back billions of years. These features are not ...

Stonehenge gets some well-deserved attention when it comes to British archeology. Between its age, altar stone’s epic journey, and potential origin as a community building initiative, it has a ...

What is causing investors to hit the sell button today? Let's find out. There have been a couple of catalysts for today's selling. The first is another pullback in oil prices overnight which is ...

Stevie Farndon celebrates International Women’s Day 2025 by discussing the evolving role of women in dentistry and sharing insight on empowerment and resilience from inspiring female professionals.

Biofilms, ubiquitous bacterial communities embedded in a slimy matrix, are the oldest form of multicellularity on Earth; they are extremely resistant to antibiotics and stick tenaciously to most ...

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Candida strains were grown overnight in Sabouraud broth at 37°C and 180 rpm. Cells were harvested by centrifugation (10,000 g, 5 min), washed twice with phosphate buffer saline (PBS) (Sigma-Aldrich) ...

Heritage chiefs were told of concerns about the safety of Aberlemno 3 just last week. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website ...

Biofilms, ubiquitous bacterial communities embedded in a slimy matrix, are the oldest form of multicellularity on earth; they are extremely resistant to antibiotics and stick tenaciously to most ...