Are animals shrinking due to climate change?
There is growing evidence that animals are adapting to climate change by becoming smaller. Roselle Smith investigates.
Category: Features
Bright Club: communicating research through comedy
Kirstin recounts her night at ‘Bright Club’, where academic research and stand-up comedy crossover!
An image is worth a thousand words
Emma Garcia discusses how art and science work together to communicate discoveries and engage with the public
Modern medicine and successful dying
Katrina attended the Glasgow Science Festival event ‘Modern Medicine and Death – an Unhealthy Relationship?’ In the words of Lana Del Rey, “you and I, we were born to die” – so why does our society struggle so hard against the inevitability of death?
The gas is always greener…
The deadly power of the cow burp. Understanding the contribution of the dairy industry to greenhouse gas emissions and how we can reduce them.
Is the black cat crossing your path more superstitious than you?
Watch that black cat crossing your path! But it may have its own superstitions…
Smell ya later: the thing about pheromones
Nina investigates the effect of scent on communication, behaviour and even dating.
An open-source force for good
Luke demonstrates the principle that when knowledge and technology are made easily accessible to all, the quality of life improvements that follow are as undeniable as the benefits it provides to society as a whole
