Seven-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) The seven-spot ladybird is one of Britain's most common beetles, easily recognisable by its distinctive markings....
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Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) This flower is native to Europe and North America. The origin of the word dandelion is a...
All science depends on trust. Trust that experiments are repeatable, observations objectively made, and research conducted without bias. We trust...
Fact of the Day #2 Pigeons are smarter than most mathematicians. Well, they are if you look at one specific mathematical...
Peak District, UK, April 2009 – This is what your stylish kitchen worktop looks like in raw form. Granite is among...
Fact of the day #1 Drinking absolutely pure water can kill you. All the water we normally drink - from...
When nobody's fussing about Wi-Fi in schools and when there's a lull between reports on the injurious effects of mobile...
The Pantanal, Brazil, August 2005 – Caimans (Caiman crocodilus) are small members of the alligator family found all over Central...
James Pope This is odd behaviour for a southern tamandua anteater (tamandua tetradactyla). They're usually found in trees, not wandering...
This is the first of a series of posts looking back at the science news of 10 years ago. Read...
Expectation of reward and pleasure plays an important role in motivating behaviour. Many of the decisions we make every day...
So, what is the demarcation between concepts that seem crazy now but might berealised eventually, and things that are forever...
As computers have become more developed and intricate they have been given responsibility for many tasks that people used to...
It’s getting a bit hot down here; climate change, political conflict and whatnot. Fancy relocating to Mars? It’s only 36...
By 2025, the UK Government has promised to halve carbon emissions. Clean energy looms large on the political agenda, granting...
Ever since the Wright brothers achieved the first manned powered flight in 1903, we have been dreaming of our own...
Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian, wrote of the fabled longevity of an ancient Ethiopian people. When asked how they reached...
James Pope Eight million cows roam Brazil’s Pantanal – the world’s largest wetland – and with all that beef chomping...
© Charles Harvey Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) One of the most distinctive and, arguably, the most popular insects in the...
Andrew Purcell Common Frog (Rana temporaria) Frogs are amphibians, which means 'tail-less', from the Greek an-, meaning 'without' and oura, meaning 'tail'. Formerly,...
James Pope Want to lose weight? Eat a red pepper. Scientists have discovered that capsaicin – the ingredient that gives...
Andrew Purcell White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) You may be aware of species, such as kangaroos for instance, which use saliva...
Andrew Purcell The Insurance Hypothesis Farming monoculture, such as in this corn field, can lead to decreased net ecosystem CO2...
Andrew Purcell Increasing average global temperatures are allowing alien species from Mediterranean climates to invade into more northerly areas....
Chicken wire is great for describing graphene - it's often used by scientists when talking about the new wonder-material....
Andrew Purcell There can be few species on Earth about which more myths exist than piranhas. Piranhas have an...
Andrew Purcell Coral reefs around the world are rapidly being degraded by a number of human activities including...
James Pope If you own cows, don't feed them mouldy beet silage - it could be their last meal....
Andrew Purcell One of the IPCC’s key predictions for climate change in Europe is that we will experience, on average,...
