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.”
Read this to find out why your body will thank you if you have some kimchi this Easter weekend 🐣 https://t.co/vYj7Yw3uLj
it's all about The Culture https://t.co/njJLIzqaHm
For this week's feature Kym Bain shows us the important relationship that exists between a surprising number of our bodily functions with the bacteria that we cultivate in our guts and how we should be careful how we treat our gut microbiomes https://t.co/CrpSexUA9B
This sounds like something @GlasgowGist should get involved in!!!! #scicomm https://t.co/JKTnOIjJAC
Hey! Check out @KirstinLeslie1's review of Hello World by Hannah Fry!
A fascinating study of algorithms and how best to utilise them in the context of our society, while wrapping up the hard science within relatable human stories #HelloWorld #Algorithms https://t.co/Zu4H0rf6Al
