Unlocking the Mystery of Memory
Do you have perfect recall? Claire Harris explores how accessing your mind palace may be the key to a better memory.
Unlocking the Mystery of Memory
The Curious Case of the Vanishing Disease
Claire Harris unearths a long extinct disease that still intrigues us several centuries on.
What is Life?
Claire Harris briefly ponders what it means to be alive on this strange planet called Earth, and beyond.
Calling all muggles: why you never received your Hogwarts letter
Claire Harris delves into the science behind the fiction (and perhaps asks herself if her Potter obsession is healthy)
Why Elephants Never Seem to Get Cancer
Claire Harris investigates the cancer fighting abilities of one of nature’s giants.
The Urban Jungle
Claire Harris uncovers the hidden lives of the animals that have made a home out of our towns and cities.
Opah fish found to be ‘warm-blooded’
Not for the first time, Mother Nature has blown our expectations out of the water (if you will pardon the pun). Looking at the moon-shaped and colourful opah, our first thought is perhaps not...
Wild Medicine; The Art of Disease Control in Endangered Species
For the dinosaurs, extinction came in the form of an asteroid strike. For the dodo, it was over-hunting by humans. For the gorillas, might it be the common cold?