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Feb 1, 20213 min read

Getting to the heart of the matter

Sam Lee highlights how advances in fluorescence microscopy are aiding in the fight against heart attacks. Diseases affecting the heart...

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An Ecological Breakthrough in the Heart of Birmingham

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Feb 1, 20213 min read

An Ecological Breakthrough in the Heart of Birmingham

Daisy Cave discusses the recent return of otters to Birmingham’s waterways Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) are arguably amongst the West...

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Dec 23, 20203 min read

Colonialism and communicable diseases

Sophie Byrne examines the effects of engineered waterways on public health crises Waterways provide ample breeding grounds for...

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Nov 30, 20203 min read

COVID-19: Parallels with past pandemics

Sarah Lloyd compares the COVID-19 pandemic with other notorious pandemics from across history. Is it possible to think of COVID-19 and...

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BioSoc Careers Conference Series: Communicated, international, and interdisciplinary science

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Nov 30, 20204 min read

BioSoc Careers Conference Series: Communicated, international, and interdisciplinary science

Mia Wroe covers BioSoc’s second Careers Conference, where Dr Steve Unwin discusses how great ape conservation can provide a template for...

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COVID-19 and brain styles, a catalyst for poor mental health

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Nov 30, 20204 min read

COVID-19 and brain styles, a catalyst for poor mental health

Lara Williams explains how our underlying brain circuitry may shape our mental health response during the COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 is...

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SATNAVmagazine

Dec 31, 20193 min read

Old wives’ tales

Abigail Joyce explores medical myths and misconceptions, and what happens when they go from harmless to harmful...

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Society’s cosmetic science obsession: aesthetic medicine and injectables

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Dec 31, 20193 min read

Society’s cosmetic science obsession: aesthetic medicine and injectables

Demi Ball asks, do we really know what doctors are putting into our bodies?

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Wading through the linguistic soup of the ‘Hedgerow Regulations 1997’

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Dec 31, 20193 min read

Wading through the linguistic soup of the ‘Hedgerow Regulations 1997’

Daisy Cave exposes an overlooked biodiversity scandal

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How I learned to stop worrying by studying the kinesin protein

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Dec 31, 20193 min read

How I learned to stop worrying by studying the kinesin protein

Charlotte Tomlinson explores how we can decipher meaning from life through the study of kinesin and the Myth of Sisyphus

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Aliens on Earth: the mystery of the tardigrade

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Mar 31, 20193 min read

Aliens on Earth: the mystery of the tardigrade

Courtney Kousser considers whether tardigrade physiology could signal the existence of extra-terrestrial life

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A lesson in sustainability from India's sacred groves

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Mar 31, 20192 min read

A lesson in sustainability from India's sacred groves

Joanna Chustecki advocates ancient practices, from a bygone world, in conserving natural resources

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Health vs. disease: when mutations take hold

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Mar 31, 20192 min read

Health vs. disease: when mutations take hold

Bhavini Chauhan examines the ways in which genetic mutations can tip the balance of healthy cellular environments into diseased worlds

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Under the surface: the fantastical world of aquarium hobbyists

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Mar 31, 20192 min read

Under the surface: the fantastical world of aquarium hobbyists

Sophie Caprioli gives an insight into the allure of fishkeeping as a subculture

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The hidden world inside your gut: the microbiome

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Mar 31, 20193 min read

The hidden world inside your gut: the microbiome

Elin Bevan peers into the microscopic world that inhabits the human body

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How to explain your dragon: a biological study of magical creatures

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Mar 31, 20192 min read

How to explain your dragon: a biological study of magical creatures

Abigail Joyce uses real-world science to deconstruct dragon physiology physiology

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SATNAVmagazine

Mar 31, 20193 min read

Is there life on Mars and other worlds?

Amathur Musarrath discusses the potential for having life on planets and other objects beyond earth

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SATNAVmagazine

Mar 1, 20192 min read

The other worlds beneath our feet

Mia Wroe takes a look into the weird and wonderful world of the Burgess Shale and prehistory life

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Mar 1, 20193 min read

The Kraken: truth behind the mythos

Harry Holmes dives into a deep-sea world, on a quest to unveil the Kraken

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The world of taste and how to manipulate it: molecular gastronomy

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Mar 1, 20192 min read

The world of taste and how to manipulate it: molecular gastronomy

Pia Mayer introduces the science and art of molecular gastronomy

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