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The tale of Cuvier’s whales–nature’s marathon divers

by • 12th November 2020

Shreya Dube discusses the breathtaking diving power of Cuvier's beaked whale....

A man’s best (and oldest) friend?

by • 12th November 2020

Carter Levy reports on recent findings that humans had domesticated their furry friends before the invention of the wheel...

Rope bridge to reconnect trees for critically endangered gibbons

by • 1st November 2020

Elizabeth Meade reports on a rope bridge installed in Hong Kong's New Territories to counter the effects of deforestation on endangered Hainan gibbons...

The global fight against Earth’s sixth mass extinction

by • 16th April 2020

Given the biodiversity crisis faced by our planet, conservation has never been so important. Currently, we are undergoing biodiversity decline at a rate of tens to hundreds of...

Small organism, big answers?

by • 2nd March 2020

Louise Elliott on efforts to study the origin of living things as we know them....

Meteorites, sugar, spice and a sign of aliens

by • 2nd December 2019

Patrycja Ubysz reports on potential evidence of alien species...

A deadly virus helped by climate change in the Arctic

by • 25th November 2019

Carter Levy discusses one of the many effects of climate change- the spread of a virus that endangers marine mammals. ...

Spider-man inspired alternative to surgical stitches?

by • 18th November 2019

Patryjca Ubysz details new research on a new revolutionary adhesive for wet tissues and devices...

Lab Grown Meat – the ethical alternative or a mad scientist invention?

by • 24th February 2019

Lab-grown meat may sound like science fiction, but it may well be a reality in the near future. ...

The cause of Alzheimer’s disease may have finally been identified

by • 5th February 2019

Researchers believe that they have finally identified the elusive cause of Alzheimer's - and it's a bacterium. ...