The Naked Truth: The Naked Mole Rat’s Ageing Secrets
Can uncovering the secrets of the naked mole rat’s resistance to ageing help humans on their quest to eternal youth?
Tagged: Biology
Stuck in the lab: why gender bias lingers in research
Women make up half the global population, so why are they so underrepresented in research?
Ants self-medicate in response to infection
Ants change their feeding behaviour in response to infection to incorporate a source of antiseptic compound.
The creation of Synthetic Biological Intelligence
Scientists have recently combined biology and technology to create a cellar model that exhibits intelligence.
How do animals perceive time?
We can’t experience a day in the life of animals, but science has revealed how they perceive time — and it’s often at a faster or slower rate than us.
The science of the everyday
The science behind our mundane world is anything but – see the world in a different way, as Hazel takes you on a tour of the science of the everyday.
Bacteria and the brain: A new insight into mental health
Hazel explores the surprising connection between what lives in your gut and what goes on in your mind.
