Luke Norman

In 1669, phosphorus was discovered by a German alchemist called Henning Brand; almost 350 years later, the periodic table is now completed with 118 elements officially named, all with their own unique tales of discovery. The final four elements to be named were; 113, 115, 117 and 118 and...

The continent of Europe is at crisis point. Since April 2015 it has faced the largest refugee influx since the Second World War. The response of the European Union has been inadequate and piecemeal without a grander policy solution on how to deal with the crisis as a whole....

A project to transform not just the fundamentals of our economic system, but also the psychological outlook of the world’s population on the products we consume may seem overtly ideological and indeed quixotic. However, this is the daunting task which is perceived as an exciting opportunity by those that...

The Pint of Science Festival is a worldwide, three-day public event from the 23rd to the 25th of May, where people across the world gather in pubs and venues to hear about, speak about and try out some scientific concepts. Pint of Science states on their website “Our aim...

As part of a monthly online feature, Impact investigates the latest news, projects and discoveries in the battle against climate change. The relationship between artistic institutions and large corporations are nothing if not complicated. The unusual bedfellows have walked a fine line for a generation in their ‘mutually beneficial’...

As part of a monthly online feature, Impact investigates the latest news, projects and discoveries in the battle against climate change One could be forgiven for being skeptical when an article in Slate appeared at the beginning of March claiming global warming was ‘going into overdrive’. Whilst we should be...

Gaps in fossil records are one of the most frustrating aspects of paleontological and genetic sciences and cause myriad disputes in the field, most notably with regards to human evolution. An oft used rebuke from creationists that deplore the notion that we descended from apes is that there are...