Coevolution: If you had to survive, would you reap benefits, or lives?
Julia Chung, the year 10-11 category winner of the Schools Science Competition reflects on predator-prey coevolution.
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Dogs, avocados and yoghurt – harnessing evolution through domestication
Year 12-13 winner of the Schools Science Competition, Jaden Lim, reflects on how domestication has been pivotal to the path of evolution.
Brains to brilliance: The evolution of the mind towards cerebral thinking
Overall Schools Science Competition winner, Arushi Vasanad, explores the evolution of humans’ most powerful organ.
Oxford researchers contribute to global efforts in pandemic prediction
Andrea Lafleur reports on advancements in the prediction of global pandemics, where Oxford researchers such as Dr Amanda Rojek are key.
Who owns the dead? The auction of Apex the Stegosaurus
Katherine Faulkner reflects on the practice of fossil auctioning and how Apex the stegosaurus led to the highest bid for a fossil at auction.
Opportunity cost and the future for computational scientists
Ramón Nartallo-Kaluarachchi reflects on advancements in the computational sciences, such as the development of AI, and potential pitfalls.
Palaeo policy: How can the past inform conservation?
Katherine Faulkner reflects on how studies of the past can inform the future of conservation amidst the climate crisis.
Oxygen production in the ocean’s darkest depths
Natalie Stevenson reports on a new study by Sweetman et al which suggests that polymetallic nodules under the ocean can produce oxygen
Radiation: A journey to the Moon
Ben Bradley, Joshua Selfridge, and Siobann Bouyer report on the risk of space radiation and the potential risk of cosmic rays and how to mitigate these risks.
The Birth of the Nitroplast
Angelina Scherbakova reports on the discovery of a new organelle, the nitroplast, which is responsible for nitrogen fixation.