Quantum life
Maisie Saunders explores how quantum mechanics may underpin key biological processes, from photosynthesis to bird navigation and smell.
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Jane Goodall’s fight for wildlife and women
Ruby Leys explores how Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee research and lifelong activism reshaped conservation and broke barriers for women in STEM.
Why dance?
Anne Irving explores the diverse functions of dance across the animal kingdom and the connection to why human’s dance.
Craving green: the spider’s vegetarian cookbook
Sebastian Evans uncovers the unexpected omnivorous side of spiders, challenging the stereotype of spiders as purely cold-blooded hunters.
New study recreates key step of eukaryotic evolution in the lab
Jen Jiang reports on a new study involving the induction of endosymbiosis to investigate a key step of eukaryotic evolution.
How the hominoids lost their tails
Olivia McGinnis discusses a recent study highlighting the relevance of genetic transposons in the evolution of tail loss.
Pathogenic mimicry: We’re not so different, you and I
Laura Santamaria Perez explores the way pathogens mimic human biology to disguise themselves from the immune system.
Echoes in silence: the lasting resonance of ‘Tell it to the Birds’
Ayaka Hogg discusses Jenny Kendler’s ‘Tell it to the Birds’, bird conservation efforts, and the role of installation art in conservation.
Climate change could already be affecting insects in temperate zones, new study warns
Alice Peabody reports on the varied effects of climate change that we are already seeing on global insect populations.
Super-whales, metalmarks, and troubling charisma in conservation
Joe Boyle explores the impact of non-human charisma on conservation efforts for specific species, even when the “species” do not exist.
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