Five ways to stop the world’s wildlife vanishing
By Paul Jepson, University of Oxford
Full marks to colleagues at the World Wildlife Fund and the Zoological Society of London for the Living Planet...
Scientists at work: capturing beautiful millipedes in Ohio
By Derek Hennen, University of Arkansas
I stumbled through the forest, attempting to find a path I knew was there. It didn’t take that long...
Water and air are all you need to make one of world’s most important...
By Jake Jacobs, The Conversation
Researchers have developed a method to produce ammonia simply from air and water. Not only is it more energy efficient...
A ‘British Tesla’ could shift the UK car industry into top gear
By Richard Brooks, Coventry University
British-owned car manufacturing has been in decline in UK for decades but the shift to electric cars might be just...
Who you calling an elephant? Animals have weight issues too
By Robert Young, University of Salford
I run 50km per week on my treadmill and eat a calorie-restricted diet; this is something our ancestors didn’t...
Will there be enough fish to go around? Not if we follow healthy eating...
By Ruth H. Thurstan, The University of Queensland and Callum Roberts, University of York
Globally, we still catch enough fish to eat – just about....
Move over poker – Millionaire’s Chess offers high stakes in Vegas
By John Sharples, Lancaster University
This October, the Planet Hollywood Casino in Las Vegas is hosting a chess tournament with the largest prize fund in...
Pull up a chair, we need to talk about sexist language at work
By Melissa Yoong, University of Nottingham
With the arrival of the first woman to head the BBC Trust, a perennially tricky question is once again...
