Natural InspirationNature has been inspiring technology since the renaissance period, but a scientific discovery has never had such humble beginnings as the...
Diatoms: Small but MightyEver heard of diatom? No? You're not alone. These beautifully patterned, unicellular phytoplankton (a group of algae) are often...
The Sword, the Pen and the Shopping TrolleyIn 1839 Edward Bulwer-Lytton coined the phrase ‘the pen is mightier than the sword’, prior to that figures from Shakespeare to Thomas...
The Good, the Bad and the UglyEveryone loves a panda; it’s very hard not to. According to Simon Watt, a British evolutionary biologist, conservation charities may be...
Ivory: To Burn or Not to Burn?A mixture of emotions rippled across the world following Kenya’s burn of 105 tonnes of ivory in Nairobi National Park last month. For...