A form of calcium carbonate found in mussels could improve medical implants, plus provide new insights into the history and future of the critters.
Philippa Hobbs
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Pip split her time between science and theatre growing up. Loving the outdoors, she decided to study earth sciences, where she discovered she was better at telling people about science than actually doing it. After internship in fire fighting took her to the US she wound up as press officer for an environmental group, where she caught the journalism bug. She has since cut her teeth reporting in radio and online in Switzerland. Email Pip @PipHobbs |  |
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Pills, injections or patches: how do you like your coffee?Philippa Hobbs explores whether you can inhale, absorb or even inject coffee. |
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Dowry dentures: a toothless traditionSome Canadian women remove their teeth in order to receive dentures as a wedding gift. |
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Nuclear power buys us time in the race for cleaner energyNuclear power is far from perfect, but Pip Hobbs argues that it provides a decent stopgap between fossil fuels and a future of cheap, efficient renewables. |
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