Fantastic beasts and how to find them: Using eDNA for deep sea conservation
Lucy Back and Sofia Raffio-Curd explore how environmental DNA is opening new possibilities for deep-sea conservation.
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Weald to Waves: A corridor of conservation and conversation
Jessica Sutton reports on Weald to Waves, a regenerative farming and conservation initiative creating a 100-mile wildlife corridor from the High Weald to the Sussex coast, aiming to reconnect fragmented habitats while supporting farmers, food production, and biodiversity recovery.
Power, not progress, shapes global science
Sahana Narayan examines how global science is shaped by power and history, calling for change in current research systems.
When “waste” still has value: How machine learning is improving spent nuclear fuel reprocessing
Chaudhary Atif reports on how machine learning is being applied to nuclear waste reprocessing, supporting a cleaner energy future.
Why dance?
Anne Irving explores the diverse functions of dance across the animal kingdom and the connection to why human’s dance.
Nano-medicine listening for ultra-sound: A promising design against liver cancer
Sebastian Evans reports on the development of a biodegradable nanoparticle that can slow the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Whose responsibility? Climate change and displacement
Eleanor Hamilton Clark explores global displacement driven by climate change and the urgent justice questions it raises.
Non-hormonal contraceptives are the future. Why aren’t they in production?
Anika Schwarze-Chintapatla discusses the lack of new male contraceptives and the development challenges facing promising candidates.
The research accidentally tackling antibiotic resistance
Eleanor Shuttleworth reports on an unexpected discovery that may offer a new way to tackle antibiotic resistance.
The Science of Japanese Homeware Gifts: Heat, Textiles, and Tiny Rituals
If you’re the sort of person who reads a science magazine for fun, you’ve probably noticed a pattern: the best science isn’t always in labs. It’s in kettles, cloth, clay, and the everyday objects that quietly shape how we eat, rest, and live. That’s why Japanese homeware makes such good gifting material. Many classic Japanese gifts are the product…