The assisted evolution of corals
Corals risk extinction in the face of pollution and global warming, faster than they can adapt – a problem for the people that depend on them. How do we save them?
Category: Snippets
Of Animation and Conservation
Animated movies draw heavily on the natural world for inspiration. However, are their casting choices encouraging environmentally irresponsible pet trends?
Tumour Heterogeneity and Cancer Therapy Challenges
Sarah Neidler explores tumour relapse after initial response to therapy and explains how recent technological developments may help to overcome this problem.
For Chemistry, Seeing is Believing
Atomic force microscopy can provide highly detailed information on chemical systems, giving us important new insights into how chemical reactions occur.
Tornadoes and Flesh-Eating Fungi
How could a tornado be responsible for an outbreak of a rare flesh-eating fungal infection?
Single-Cell Learning
Slime mold may not have a nervous system – but it is the first single-cell organism to show an ability to learn, demonstrating a simple type of learning called habituation.
New labels tell you how much exercise will burn off your food
In January the UK Royal Society for Public Health proposed a new labelling system that would show images with information on how much exercise you would need to burn off the calories contained within food products.
Robotic Etiquette
Touching a robot’s bottom triggers an unconscious emotional reaction – suggesting we respond to humanoid robots as if they are people, not computers.
