The quest to understand animal sentience
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Articles about biology, genetics, ecology and evolution, insects, mammals, marine science, plants and zoology...
19 April 2021
Getting enough sleep is vital for health and wellbeing. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to do...
15 April 2021
Face masks have their place, but what's really needed right now is a breath of fresh air and a dose of common...
08 April 2021
Are the genes that helped us triumph historically now sowing the seeds of our metabolic undoing in the time of Covid-19?
01 April 2021
The TurtleHyb project uses DNA analysis to understand the curious case of interspecies mating in sea turtles
18 February 2021
The quest to understand animal sentience
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...