
Mason Wakley
Mason Wakley is a freelance science journalist from the UK, most interested in chemistry, materials and environmental science. He was a 2025 Chemistry World intern. Mason has a masters in chemistry from the University of Oxford.
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Uranus and Neptune may be 'rock giants,' not 'ice giants,' new model of their cores suggestsA new computational model suggests that Uranus' and Neptune's cores may be less icy than their "ice giant" nickname suggests.
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Glue strong enough to tow a car made from used cooking oilChemists used waste cooking oil to create a sustainable, super-sticky adhesive that's strong enough to hold up hundreds of pounds of weight.
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Scientists put moss on the outside of the International Space Station for 9 months — then kept it growing back on EarthA species of moss survived for 9 months on the outside of the International Space Station, new research reveals — and 80% of the samples kept reproducing when returned to Earth.
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Scientists invent way to use E. coli to create and dye rainbow-colored fabric in the labScientists have used a novel method to create sustainable, rainbow-colored fibers using bacteria in the lab.
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