Can our feline friends contract and transmit the Covid-19 coronavirus?
Biology Articles
Articles about biology, genetics, ecology and evolution, insects, mammals, marine science, plants and zoology...
28 December 2020
Just when I thought I was getting on top of the rules, with a Covid-compatible Christmas gift-wrapped and ready to go,...
05 September 2020
Llamas, new research has revealed, may be harbouring an immune trick that is a potent therapy for Covid-19...
03 August 2020
When you're sedated, there are radical changes to the architecture of your brain...
06 June 2020
How rapidly is Covid-19 mutating, and what do these mutations mean for the future of the pandemic?
26 May 2020
Can our feline friends contract and transmit the Covid-19 coronavirus?
21 May 2020
A Brisbane-based research team are discovering species in the gut microbiome of IBD sufferers.
08 May 2020
When you're swabbed for coronavirus infection, what are they looking for, and how does that differ from an...
30 April 2020
Grassland studies, radar-tracked bumblebees offer clues for protecting pollinators...
26 April 2020
Clinical trials are now underway on a novel vaccine against COVID-19. Will it work?
15 April 2020
Where did these viruses come from, and how do they grow in our cells?
08 March 2020
On International Women's Day, we highlight the important work Dr Alena Pribyl is contributing to science.
27 February 2020
Plants can detect insect attacks by 'sniffing' each other's aromas...
24 February 2020
If you knew you were going to be on dialysis in four years time, would you do something about it?
18 February 2020
A Naked Scientists intern turned DNA sleuth updates us on where she's got to...
02 February 2020
How aquatic single-celled plants can convert things we throw away into high-value materials...
09 January 2020
What’s the most urgent action we need to take in 2020?
19 December 2019
CRISPR provides hope for sickle cell treatment...
03 December 2019
What do you get when you sample a fish tank for DNA?
07 November 2019
Professor Guillermo Rein tells Horizon why smouldering peatland fires are so dangerous...
23 October 2019
Data science; a profession, a discipline? But what actually is it
21 October 2019
Planning to get in shape with a diet? Research suggests this can actually make matters worse...
20 October 2019
Does nature resort to the same tactics used by plant breeders?
18 October 2019
People raised in cities, with less animal contact and a narrow range of microbial exposures, are more prone to health...
13 October 2019
Measuring which microorganisms are in a person’s gut and how they influence overall health is now a reality...