INTERVIEWS

“The last two years have made climate change feel gut-level real”

Professor Sophie Gilbert explains why she is leaving academia to pursue more impactful climate-related work

Conflicting ideas

Professor Harmit Malik, the latest winner of the Edward Novitski Prize for genetics, talks to The Biologist about his influential work on genetic conflict

Something in the air

Ecologist Dr Fabian Roger talks about using airborne DNA to detect species living nearby

'It's important to find different ways to connect with people'

Illustrator Sarah Morrish talks to Emma Wrake AMRSB about her new guide to scientific natural history illustration and how art can help engage people with science and nature 

Mind-blowing research

Professor David Nutt on the use of psychedelic substances like psilocybin and LSD to treat mental illness and addiction 

Is nature healing?

Professor Christian Rutz explores the early findings from a massive study on how the global ‘anthropause’ caused by COVID-19 restrictions has impacted wildlife 

‘I’m ridiculously positive about the media’s coverage of COVID-19’

Scientific reporting has come a long way since the days of 'frankenfoods' and vaccine scare stories, says Fiona Fox OBE Hon FRSB

 
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