How bats help the world and why we should help them
Sophie Titman explores the intricate world of bats and advocates for increased conservation efforts to protect these underrated mammals
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SATNAVmagazine
- Mar 1, 2019
- 2 min
Our world without bacteria
Phoebe Buxton conducts a thought experiment, imagining a world in which bacteria suddenly cease to exist
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 31, 2018
- 2 min
Bees – it is our time to help them
Nicole Rosik highlights the importance of bees and warns of the consequences if we do not help to recover bee populations
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 31, 2018
- 3 min
Taking evolution into our own hands
Sean O’Brien explores the research that earned the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and its implications for the future
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 31, 2018
- 2 min
Hanging around: why do sloths move so slowly?
Adam Dorey delves into the strange, slowed-down world of sloths
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 31, 2018
- 3 min
The cost of immortality
Abigail Joyce discusses the ethical issues surrounding HeLa cells, the first immortalised cell line to be used in scientific research
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 31, 2018
- 3 min
Rhythm, interrupted: how modern society disrupts our body clocks
Farhana Alam discusses the effects of a modern lifestyle on circadian rhythms and on human health
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 31, 2018
- 3 min
Ancient Evolution: How Neanderthal DNA Influenced Humanity
Courtney Kousser travels back in evolutionary time to explore the relationship between humans and Neanderthals
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 31, 2018
- 3 min
Legal rights to DNA have yet to keep up with the times
Tiffany Idle unravels the legal issues surrounding ownership of DNA samples
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 31, 2018
- 2 min
Saving our future: learning from the dinosaurs
Mia Wroe urges the public to learn from the past to save the future in the face of impending global catastrophe
SATNAVmagazine
- Mar 1, 2018
- 3 min
Blood flowers
Chyi Chung traces the roots of cut flowers unearthed in Ton van Zantvoort’s documentary film, A Blooming Business
SATNAVmagazine
- Mar 1, 2018
- 3 min
Diagnosing Edward Cullen
Haneef Akram explores the biomedical mechanism underlying vampirism
SATNAVmagazine
- Mar 1, 2018
- 3 min
The day, the week, the month, or even the year for neurotechnology
Hannah Stephens discovers that the absurd futuristic tropes suggested in Friends aren’t far from reality after all
SATNAVmagazine
- Mar 1, 2018
- 3 min
The Blue Planet II Effect
Anna Pitts rides along the waves of impact following David Attenborough’s latest documentary series
SATNAVmagazine
- Mar 1, 2018
- 3 min
Genetic Determinism in GATTACA
Jayde Martin challenges the deceiving depiction of genetic determinism in GATTACA
SATNAVmagazine
- Mar 1, 2018
- 3 min
How slow can you go?
Federico Abatecola unravels the mystery behind the slo-mo phenomena
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 31, 2017
- 3 min
CRISPR/Cas9 and its natural inspiration
Jayde Martin highlights the role of evolution in developing the genome editing tool
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 31, 2017
- 2 min
Magnetoreception: nature's invisible map
Bruce Saleeb-Mousa explores an extraordinary way animals are able to navigate
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 31, 2017
- 4 min
In the palm of monoculture
Chyi Chung investigates the place of oil palm monoculture in nature
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 31, 2017
- 2 min
How nature connects the dots
Jonny Wise muses on the parallel networks in life
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