Interviews about Biology

Even in the best case scenario, two Ethiopian birds species will suffer extreme habitat loss

Birds have been singing for millennia, but human influence is having stark effects on their songs and health

How did songbirds evolve to sing?

Songbirds have to learn their songs just like human have to learn how to speak

Zebra finches will make a special call to their eggs in high temperatures, changing how fast they grow

A new system pioneered in America helped a paralysed person to "write" again for the first time in a decade...

A subtype of the Indian coronavirus variant picked up in the UK could derail the roadmap for easing lockdown

Fermented foods are very much “en vogue” at the moment, so let's make some!

Another delicious and popular food made by fermentation - cheese!

Quorn is single cell protein that makes a good meat substitute; so where did it come from?

Fermentation produces lots of delicious foods, so how do they measure up when it comes to our health?

Scientists have rediscovered a coffee plant that's more resilient to pests, heat and drought...

Bacteria that can turn mine waste into copper metal might be the answer to a looming copper crisis...

How widespread is the Indian Covid-19 variant, and does it underpin the surge there...

It's easy to transfer parasites when trying to protect animals

Analysis of research papers in the life sciences shows increasing use of non-inclusive language

Analysing the bacterial populations in Cambridge rivers

A nearly 2000 year old ancient date seed has grown into a plant that's now producing delicious dates

A new study - combining the work of thousands of geneticists - pins down the genes making COVID worse...

What happens in germination? And how specialised germination is wreaking havoc for some farmers...

Thousands of wild and crop seeds kept safe to protect genetic variability

Purifying water with proteins made by seeds

Recording gorilla chest beating to find a signal of body size

New research shows just how sensitive our fingerprints are