Chishuru, a male African elephant, indicates a target scent during trials. Graham Alexander October 22, 2017 How African elephants’ amazing sense of smell could save lives Ashadee Kay Miller, University of the Witwatersrand Elephants have the highest count of olfactory receptor genes of any species tested to date. This suggests that they may be the best smellers in the animal kingdom.
Labs around the world make explosives all the time. Shutterstock February 17, 2017 Five of the most explosive non-nuclear chemicals ever made Laura Finney, University of Nottingham An explosive was recently made by accident in a UK lab, but many labs across the world make them for interest and application.
View of A, B, C and D silos, Royal Victoria Dock following the explosion. © Museum of London / PLA Collection January 16, 2017 A century on: the mysterious cause and tragic legacy of London’s biggest explosion Toby Butler, University of East London More than 50 tons of TNT produced a blast that was heard on the Norfolk coast.