![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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![The science behind wavy hair two people lying down](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/atiya-walker-fAEF1KP_j_s-unsplash-jpg.webp?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
The science behind wavy hair
Louise Elmslie discusses hair at a protein and genetic level, emphasising that there is still much to discover about how hair waves.
![Waving goodbye: “Leave-taking” isn’t unique to humans dog with paw in air](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/camylla-battani-AoqgGAqrLpU-unsplash-jpg.webp?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Waving goodbye: “Leave-taking” isn’t unique to humans
Sophie Berdugo explores how different animal species end a social interaction, eliminating this trait as uniquely human.
![How dunes provide insight into Earth’s past and extra-terrestrial climates dunes](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/oxsci7-1.png?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
How dunes provide insight into Earth’s past and extra-terrestrial climates
Maike Nowatzki discusses how dune formation and morphology provide insight into the past, as well as extra-terrestrial conditions.
![The promises of personalised nutrition: What is the science behind ZOE? fruit and vegetables](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/dan-gold-4_jhDO54BYg-unsplash-jpg.webp?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
The promises of personalised nutrition: What is the science behind ZOE?
Izzy Rycroft explores personalised nutrition devices, namely, ZOE that focuses on bodily responses to food, not calories.
![The quantum pursuit to perceive cartoon of fish in water](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-13-at-14.23.25.png?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
The quantum pursuit to perceive
Ayaka Hogg explores the disputed argument that quantum mechanics determines our perception of the environment.
![New wave medicine: The clinical potential of non-hallucinogenic “designer psychedelics” someone having a psychedelic trip](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-13-at-14.13.32.png?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
New wave medicine: The clinical potential of non-hallucinogenic “designer psychedelics”
Sofia Luchanskaya discusses the clinical potential of psychedelics in treating mood and addiction disorders.
![Finding the way with waves compass](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/jamie-street-_94HLr_QXo8-unsplash-jpg.webp?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Finding the way with waves
Elyse Airey delves into the sound driven world of navigation and how disruption to sound patterns can affect species.
![Wavescape or no-escape? How humans are influencing marine bioacoustics a diver in a school of fish](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/alex-rose-ccWJHxUeM7c-unsplash-jpg.webp?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Wavescape or no-escape? How humans are influencing marine bioacoustics
Ushika Kidd explores the underwater sound realm, and how anthropogenic noise is threatening marine ecosystems.
![The mind wanders, but the brain waves functions associated with brain waves](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-13-at-13.06.48.png?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
The mind wanders, but the brain waves
Jasmin Patel discusses brain waves, specifically the disputed use of low frequency waves in defining consciousness.
![All vibrations great and small elephant](https://i0.wp.com/oxsci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-13-at-12.54.38.png?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
All vibrations great and small
Tariq Saeed explores the ubiquitous use of vibrations in the animal kingdom, from communicating to selecting food.