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Imitating Life

Caroline Wood explains how biological structures have inspired some of the world's most innovative buildings
Biomarkers of Health

Biomarkers of Health

Links between diet and good health are notoriously difficult to prove. The latest biomarker technology is changing that, writes Bill Mullen
Gene editing

Focus on: Gene editing

Everybody is talking about CRISPR-Cas9, the revolutionary system that makes it cheaper and easier to 'edit' genomes. But do you know how it works?
Physic gardens

Botany: Physic gardens

Sam Lane and Melanie Robb explain how centuries-old 'physic gardens' can contribute to 21st century plant science

Staring death in the face

Forensics expert Professor Sue Black tells Tom Ireland about her fascination with flesh – and how science kept her sane amid the horrors of a war zone

Grass Roots Biology

Home to myriad species and acting as massive carbon sinks, seagrass meadows are key marine habitats – but they are disappearing fast, reports Xaali O'Reilly Berkeley

To Be A Bee

Bumblebees are the UK's favourite insects, according to a recent public poll. As well as being popular, bees have surprisingly advanced cognitive abilities, writes Felicity Muth.

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