Should you go on a juice cleanse?
Nina Kratky debunks the alleged benefits of juice cleanses and whether you should do one (Spoiler: you shouldn’t).
Category: Life Sciences
Rhythm of the night: how circadian clocks influence nocturnal creatures
While most of us are sleeping, there is still plenty going on in the natural world at night. Lizzy explores the cellular components of biological clocks that regulate different sleep/wake cycles.
Do Genes Cause Left-Handedness?
Ameerah Gardee unpacks a recent study on the possible origins of handedness in our DNA, and its potential effects on the brain.
Can we prevent the next possible pandemic?
Ricardo Sanchez Velazquez dissects into the possibility of the emergence of another pandemic caused by a well-known virus and the role we play in the prevention of this catastrophe.
The cues of cryptic selection: Do fat bottoms make the rocking world go round?
Choosing a mate can be tricky, but who knew that butts play such a big role in seed bug sex.
Antibiotics and herbicides: Threats behind miracles
Bárbara explores the history of herbicides and antibiotics and discusses the looming threat of resistance.
The antibiotic resistance crisis: Why researchers are going back to the drawing board
Paradise lost? Oliver investigates where our reliance on antibiotics has got us and alternative research approaches for tackling antibiotic resistance.
