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How a little-known clergyman studying worms by candlelight in the 1700s inspired Charles Darwin – but didn’t get the credit he deserved
Kevin Richard Butt, University of Central Lancashire When we behold a wide, turf-covered expanse, we should remember that…
Africa is full of bats, but their fossils are scarce – why these rare records matter
Mariëtte Pretorius, University of the Witwatersrand Africa is home to more than 20% of the world’s bat population.…
Drugs that aren’t antibiotics can also kill bacteria − new method pinpoints how
Many nonantibiotic drugs such as certain antidepressants and antiparasitics have antibacterial effects. Tanja Ivanova/Moment via Getty Images Mariana…
Saturn’s ocean moon Enceladus is able to support life − my research team is working out how to detect extraterrestrial cells there
Scientists could one day find traces of life on Enceladus, an ocean-covered moon orbiting Saturn. NASA/JPL-Caltech, CC BY-SA…
Crucial building blocks of life on Earth can more easily form in outer space – new research
Life-affirming molecules can form in space. Yves Almecija/CNRS Christian Schroeder, University of Stirling The origin of life on…
How a teenager helped identify a new species of giant marine reptile
Artist’s impression of a washed-up Ichthyotitan severnensis carcass on the beach. Sergey Krasovskiy, CC BY-SA Dean Lomax, University of Manchester…
Things that go buzz in the night – our global study found there really are more insects out after dark
Mark Wong, The University of Western Australia and Raphael Didham, The University of Western Australia Have you ever…
Why batteries come in so many sizes and shapes
Maybe you have a drawer in your house that looks like this? Peter Fiskerstrand/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA Wesley Chang,…
What is a sinkhole? A geotechnical engineer explains
Francois Guillard, University of Sydney Sinkholes are back in the news after a 13-year-old boy fell down a…
Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time? An astronomer explains
Thousands of galaxies, each containing billions of stars, are in this 2022 photo taken by the James Webb…