Blood-feeding critters may be terrifying to some, but their evolutionary history is highly fascinating. Thomas MacGillavry explains how blood-feeding has evolved in arthropods and what evolutionary hurdles have to be overcome to do so.
You and a fly share a lot in common, far more than you’d expect. It’s time to become acquainted with your inner fly.
Common chimpanzees are no longer considered our closest evolutionary relative as new evidence shines a light on how a different species may claim that title.
Alexander Osborne is investigating the potential implications that epigenetics may have on our understanding of the theory of Evolution.
How do bacteria we consider household names cause such widespread disease and panic?
They may put Little Miss Muffet off her curds and whey – but a spider’s hairs are crucial to its survival. Many people suffer from arachnophobia, a treatable phobia of spiders. But what is...
“Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place.”
I attended the Identity and Trauma #pintofscience talk a few weeks ago and wrote an article rounding it up. It was a really interesting event, so give it a read if you didn't make it along! https://t.co/3IINX1Gi4V https://t.co/UjO7sqz6FG
Check out our FURTHER coverage of Pint Of Science, with Aiden McFadden walking us through the "Gravity, Optics and Quanta" talk at the Record Factory.
Interested in Black Holes and the Subjectivity of Reality? Click through!
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I really enjoyed attending this #pintofscience talk and now revisiting some of my favourite statements that were made - especially those around stigma and discrimination of people with psychosis - thank you @eolasinntinn and @perineuronalphd for making your content so accessible! https://t.co/u87DuvVh1B
Nice write up in @GlasgowGist about the Beyond a Beautiful Mind event last month. I loved taking part, thanks to everyone involved and those who came along to learn about psychosis in the pub! #pint19 #scicomm https://t.co/3ZcaF8JRy6
