scientific audience and has three parts. The first introduces the broad base of carbon compounds in everyday life, including nylon, plastics and so on; the role of fire in carbon cycling; vehicular ...

Born in Laois, Ireland, Professor Noel Fitzpatrick specialises in neuro-orthopaedic veterinary surgery and has developed a range of bioengineering techniques – including stem-cell seeded bone implants ...

Maggots have a bad reputation. Wriggling, amorphous things, they are generally seen as synonymous with decay. However, behind the horror-film images there lurks a biological marvel that has intrigued ...

Nicotine, the main active ingredient in tobacco, is now widely accepted as the key molecule responsible for the pleasurable and addictive effects of tobacco smoking. Although the desirable effects of ...

Our landscape tells us the story of what plant disease is capable of. A walk in the British countryside, which is now largely devoid of elm trees, will quickly remind you that even after 40 years, the ...

David Thomas is professor of Arctic ecosystems research at the University of Helsinki, Finland. In 2021 an Antarctic glacier was named after him in recognition of his Antarctic research, and this year ...

Beth Shapiro, chief scientist at the de-extinction start-up Colossal, talks to Tom Ireland about the science and ethics of recreating long-lost species in a lab Professor Beth Shapiro is an ...

In 2012 American biochemist Jennifer Doudna and her collaborator, Emmanuelle Charpentier, proposed that CRISPR – a group of genes and molecules used by bacteria to recognise and destroy viral DNA – ...

For an increasingly urbanised population, the agricultural landscape is a distant view from the car on long journeys – often beautiful and peaceful, but far removed from our daily lives. Look closely, ...

A sperm's journey from insemination to fertilisation can be likened to running a marathon. In order to win, runners must possess the perfect suite of morphological, physiological and genetic traits, ...

What is a memory game? Images of everyday objects chosen by bioscience researchers are featured in the game. Test your group's observational skills and short term memory recall, and see how many ...