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10 October 2016
Would you eat insects to save the planet and improve your health?
03 October 2016
Real life superheroes from the animal kingdom, and how they could help humanity.
12 August 2016
The naked mole-rat is hiding secrets in its genes that could provide cures for strokes and even increase our lifespan...
20 July 2016
Why would parasitic worms have evolved to help their human hosts? The long co-evolution of parasite and host can cuase...
16 June 2016
The number of options we face when buying food may thwart a natural body mechanism that regulates how much we eat.
26 May 2016
Could we use nature’s own resources instead of pesticides to increase yields?
05 May 2016
It's not just your pet cats and dogs that have their own personalities...
21 April 2016
Intensive bouts of meditation have an immediate and visible impact on practitioners’ sleeping brainwaves...
24 March 2016
Is gluten really something we should all be cutting from our diets? And just what causes coeliac disease?
15 March 2016
A new way of looking at life considers it a set of self regulating chemical reactions.
25 February 2016
Beetles, wasps and flies could be at the forefront of the next agricultural revolution...
05 February 2016
Darwin’s theory of evolution underpins all of biology from the intricate workings of a cell to the fascinating...
14 January 2016
Sea sponges could be used on an industrial scale to soak up pesticides, lead and even dangerous bacteria from Europe’s...
04 January 2016
Should you New Year's resolution be to eat more Brussel sprouts? Discover the health benefits of the humble veg...
29 October 2015
As well as unique fingerprints, we might be identifiable by a personalised bacterial cloud.
24 September 2015
What is the purpose, if any, of pain? Would we be better off without it?
17 September 2015
Can we manipulate DNA to create "living factories" for a greener tomorrow, or is this technology beyond our...
27 August 2015
Not the bees! Where do they disappear to during the colder months?
30 July 2015
Meet the parasites that can take over mind and body, zombifying their victims!
16 July 2015
Does fox hunting actually work as a form of pest control?
24 June 2015
Why identical twins are not so identical after all..
11 June 2015
Ever wondered how your body keeps you upright?
30 April 2015
How low frequency sound gives some animals a peek into the future...
17 April 2015
Death is a terrifying thought to many people: Is the best solution just to become immortal?