Squeezing out opal-like colours by the mile
03 June 2016Researchers have devised a new method for stacking microscopic marbles into regular layers, producing intriguing materials which scatter light into intense colours, and which change...
Waterworld: can we learn to live with flooding?
03 June 2016Flash floods, burst riverbanks, overflowing drains, contaminants leaching into waterways: some of the disruptive, damaging and hazardous consequences of having too much rain. But can...
Opinion: Uncertain, nostalgic, uncomfortable and bewildered: a portrait of the older Brexit backer
02 June 2016Geoffrey Edwards (Department of Politics and International Studies) discusses what motivates some people to support Brexit.
Opinion: Accurate science or accessible science in the media – why not both?
02 June 2016Michael Gaultois (Department of Chemistry), Joshua Conrad Jackson (University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill), Ian Mahar (Boston University), and Jaan Altosaar (Princeton University) discuss why much reporting on...
Genetic switch that turned moths black also colours butterflies
02 June 2016Heliconius butterflies have evolved bright yellow colours to deter predators, while peppered moths famously turned black to hide from birds. A new study reveals that...
Sex and the brain: fruitless research?
02 June 2016The male and female brains have more in common than media reports often suggest, argues Julia Gottwald, a third year PhD student at the...
Genetic approach could help identify side-effects at early stages of drug development
01 June 2016An approach that could reduce the chances of drugs failing during the later stages of clinical trials has been demonstrated by a collaboration between the...
Innovating for the future of cities
01 June 2016Today, we commence a month-long focus on the future of cities. To begin, Doug Crawford-Brown, Robert Mair and Koen Steemers describe the challenges our future...
The illiterate boy who became a maharaja
31 May 2016As they struggled to maintain their grip on India as the jewel in the colonial crown, the British attempted to mould the character of India’s...
What birds' attitudes to litter tell us about their ability to adapt
31 May 2016Urban birds are less afraid of litter than their country cousins, according to a new study, which suggests they may learn that litter in cities...