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Biology

  • Watch: How the humble fruit fly has helped scientists pick up six Nobel Prizes

    Watch: How the humble fruit fly has helped scientists pick up six Nobel Prizes

    Shone Satheesh
    · Nov 20, 2017 · 08:45 am
  • Harry Potter fan and biologist names wasp after Lucius Malfoy to dispel the insect’s ‘bad guy’ image

    Harry Potter fan and biologist names wasp after Lucius Malfoy to dispel the insect’s ‘bad guy’ image

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 12, 2017 · 11:50 am
  • We asked people to kill wasps for science – here’s why it (and the resultant abuse) was worthwhile

    We asked people to kill wasps for science – here’s why it (and the resultant abuse) was worthwhile

    Adam Hart, The Conversation Seirian Sumner, The Conversation
    · Oct 01, 2017 · 08:30 pm
  • Madagascar’s endangered radiated tortoises have personalities too

    Madagascar’s endangered radiated tortoises have personalities too

    Jacqueline Hernandez
    · Aug 16, 2017 · 11:30 pm
  • The first ever flower bloomed 140 million years ago and looked like a magnolia

    The first ever flower bloomed 140 million years ago and looked like a magnolia

    Mario Vallejo-Marin, The Conversation
    · Aug 03, 2017 · 10:30 pm
  • How do fire ants form amazing towers and rafts without a master plan?

    How do fire ants form amazing towers and rafts without a master plan?

    Craig Tovey, The Conversation
    · Jul 20, 2017 · 11:30 pm
  • Maths is our secret weapon in the fight against disease

    Maths is our secret weapon in the fight against disease

    Christian Yates, The Conversation
    · Jun 17, 2017 · 11:30 pm
  • Why the scepticism about medical genetics must be encouraged

    Why the scepticism about medical genetics must be encouraged

    Nathaniel Comfort, Aeon
    · Dec 18, 2016 · 02:30 pm
  • GMOs lead the fight against Zika, Ebola and the next unknown pandemic

    GMOs lead the fight against Zika, Ebola and the next unknown pandemic

    Jeff Bessen, The Conversation
    · Jul 29, 2016 · 11:30 pm
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