Why anti-trafficking measures alone won’t save Africa’s pangolins

African pangolin exploitation might be motivated more by local demand for meat than international demand for scales.

Charles Emogor, Schmidt Science Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge • conversation
June 13, 2025 • ~6 min

The transatlantic race to create the television

Charles Francis Jenkins and John Logie Baird both wowed public audiences with their new image-transmitting devices in 1925.

Donald McLean, Honorary Lecturer in Early Television, University of Glasgow • conversation
June 12, 2025 • ~8 min

Why can’t we stop feeding monkeys? Experts explain the reasons behind a dangerous habit

Recent research explores what drives this human behaviour.

Tracie McKinney, Senior Lecturer in Biological Anthropology, University of South Wales • conversation
June 12, 2025 • ~7 min

AI literacy: What it is, what it isn’t, who needs it and why it’s hard to define

President Trump’s executive order calling for AI literacy highlights its importance. The order also underscores its amorphous nature. Here’s how to develop and measure effective AI literacy programs.

Marie Hornberger, Research Associate at the School of Social Sciences and Technology, Technical University of Munich • conversation
June 12, 2025 • ~9 min

Inside the chimpanzee medicine cabinet: we’ve found a new way chimps treat wounds with plants

The plants chimpanzees use to treat their wounds have been found to have medicinal properties.

Elodie Freymann, Post-doc affiliate, University of Oxford • conversation
June 11, 2025 • ~7 min

Anxiety is the most common mental health problem – here’s how tech could help manage it

Devices that deliver mild, constant electrical current can alter our brain activity.

Christelle Langley, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge • conversation
June 11, 2025 • ~7 min

What the new British zoo standards mean for animal welfare

And do they go far enough?

Samantha Ward, Associate Professor of Zoo Animal Welfare, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
June 10, 2025 • ~8 min

Why burning waste to power a giant greenhouse really could be a greener way of growing food

The proposed Rivenhall greenhouses could burn all household waste but the project must prove its low-carbon credentials to be more than just hot air.

Alex Newman, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Sustainability Assessment at the Grantham Centre, University of Sheffield • conversation
June 10, 2025 • ~7 min

Hedgehog poo could hold important secrets about local biodiversity

The spiny mammals are on the decline, but they hold the secrets to biodiversity in their local areas.

Sophie Lund Rasmussen, Research fellow in Ecology and Conservation, University of Oxford • conversation
June 9, 2025 • ~6 min

Ocean mud locks up much of the planet’s carbon – we’re digging deep to map these ancient stores

Computer modelling past ocean conditions can help predict the location and age of carbon-rich mud.

Zoe Roseby, Postdoctoral Researcher, Seascape Carbon, University of Exeter • conversation
June 6, 2025 • ~7 min

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