![The power of the Immune Clock—how the circadian rhythm affects our immune system vaccination](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/steven-cornfield-jWPNYZdGz78-unsplash-jpg.webp?fit=1920%2C1280&ssl=1)
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![Bigger isn’t always better: Rethinking intelligence in the animal kingdom Bird and whale sat at a table](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/thumbnail_Big-Brains-Essay.png?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Bigger isn’t always better: Rethinking intelligence in the animal kingdom
Chloe Dick reflects on whether a bigger brain does truly underpin increased intelligence within the animal kingdom.
![Broken symmetry and the emergent complexity of life Leopard](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nick-fewings-vf9n1MmEV6U-unsplash.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Broken symmetry and the emergent complexity of life
Ramón Nartallo-Kaluarachchi discusses the ubiquity of breaking symmetry in nature and the relationship between asymmetry and complexity.
![The Post COVID-19 Era two people touching elbows during the pandemic](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/maxime-GsuoClhxMDE-unsplash.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
The Post COVID-19 Era
Rithika Ravishankar discusses the challenges faced and the lessons learned throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
![Give it a whirl: Promoting healthy ageing through dance a couple dancing](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-17-at-08.20.07.png?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Give it a whirl: Promoting healthy ageing through dance
Sophie Basarrate discusses the physical and cognitive benefits of dance in combatting the negative aspects of an ageing population.
![Re-imagining climate justice for humans and more-than-humans a sign saying 'climate justice now'](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/markus-spiske-dYZumbs8f_E-unsplash.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Re-imagining climate justice for humans and more-than-humans
Ushika Kidd explores a discussion with Sophie Chao, an environmental anthropologist who calls for decolonisation of climate change.
![Gut feelings: could your gut hold the key to Parkinson’s disease? outline of a person with their gut emphasised](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/julien-tromeur-XChsbHDigQM-unsplash.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Gut feelings: could your gut hold the key to Parkinson’s disease?
Waywen Loh delves into the rich diversity of the micoorganisms residing in our gut, and the therapeutic applications understanding it has.
![More than a diagnosis: recognising FASD Pregnant person wearing a blue shirt holding their bump.](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/camylla-battani-dz8g0IxEqh0-unsplash-jpg.webp?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
More than a diagnosis: recognising FASD
Lily Massey discusses common consequences, vulnerabilities and upbringings associated with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
![Redefining mental health: the rise of computational psychiatry a brain](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/natasha-connell-byp5TTxUbL0-unsplash-jpg.webp?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Redefining mental health: the rise of computational psychiatry
SungJun Cho delves into the challenges of modern psychiatry and how computational psychiatry may alleviate these problems.
![The power of the Immune Clock—how the circadian rhythm affects our immune system vaccination](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/steven-cornfield-jWPNYZdGz78-unsplash-jpg.webp?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
The power of the Immune Clock—how the circadian rhythm affects our immune system
Waywen Loh discusses the daily cycle of our immune system and how this can be exploited during vaccination.
![The ways of the worm worms](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-25-at-13.42.40.png?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
The ways of the worm
Harvey Purewal discusses the crucial role that earthworms have in maintaining the soil, and therefore the ecosystem as a whole.