For the love of cod, let’s save our disappearing seagrass
By Richard K.F. Unsworth, University of Swansea
Seagrass is one of the most important coastal habitats where young ocean-going fish such as Atlantic cod can...
Hidden costs of state education are stigmatising poorer pupils
By Pat Thomson, University of Nottingham
It’s official: poverty in England is getting worse. Britain is on the verge of becoming a nation deeply and...
Open minded? Here’s how much facial stereotyping influences your decisions
By Christopher Olivola, Carnegie Mellon University
When we make important social decisions – which political candidate to vote for, whether to trust someone with our...
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...
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...
Dinosaur puzzle solved, revealing the weirdest-looking creature to walk the planet
By Stephen Brusatte, University of Edinburgh
Everywhere scientists look it seems like they are finding dinosaurs. A new species is emerging at the astounding pace...
When parallel worlds collide … quantum mechanics is born
By Howard Wiseman, Griffith University
Parallel universes – worlds where the dinosaur-killing asteroid never hit, or where Australia was colonised by the Portuguese – are...
The perfect cup of coffee boils down to four factors
By Don Brushett
Welcome to the second instalment in our series Chemistry of Coffee, where we unravel the delicious secrets of one of the most...
