Last week, I travelled to UCL to meet Imran Khan, head of CaSE. Imran is an alumnus of the Imperial...
Last week, I travelled to UCL to meet Imran Khan, head of CaSE. Imran is an alumnus of the Imperial...
Last week, I travelled to UCL to meet Imran Khan, head of CaSE. Imran is an alumnus of the Imperial...
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...
In the foothills of Mount Kurama a man meditates. He has been there for 21 days. Suddenly, he has a...
Perhaps it’s the recession but British allotments are flourishing in the most recent revival of the community garden. Increasing numbers...
Andrew Purcell Common Frog (Rana temporaria) Frogs are amphibians, which means 'tail-less', from the Greek an-, meaning 'without' and oura, meaning 'tail'. Formerly,...
The news has been inundated with talk fear that we are over sexualising our children. But are we as adults...
“And how can you mend a broken heart? How can you stop the rain from falling down?” If soul legend...
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating condition affecting millions everyday. It is estimated that, in the UK, 2% of...
Andrew Purcell White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) You may be aware of species, such as kangaroos for instance, which use saliva...
In the second podcast for I, Science we talk all about Great Expectations. Listen in for the science of expectation,...
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....
As we seem to have no blog today, here's an opinion piece I wrote back in March... If the government...
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,...
Andrew Purcell Some shocking statistics about the world’s rivers: Every day, 2 million tons of human waste are disposed of...
Andrew Purcell Earlier this month, researchers from New Zealand announced that they had observed wasps lifting up ants and carrying...
Andrew Purcell Given that many Christians will be celebrating Easter this weekend, I thought it would be interesting to use...
Andrew Purcell Forget cat’s eyes on our roads, now it’s all about the otters. Last week, it was announced that...
Part of a project for the Imperial College London MSc in Science Communication. Made by Polly Bennett, Katya-yani Vyas &...
This is Sir Isaac Newton drawn by a nine year old. He has crazy hair and a lab coat. It also...
The art of collaboration. Art Attack meets Science Communication in this boffins meet Buchanan epic work of art.
Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) There is a paradox in nature conservation, that the efforts taken to protect a species from extinction,...
