From Zoo Quest to Ocean: The evolution of David Attenborough’s voice for the planet

Attenborough’s filmography has shaped how we perceive the natural world.

Sam Illingworth, Professor of Creative Pedagogies, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
May 12, 2025 • ~9 min

Insect trafficking poses a risk to wildlife and human health

Wildlife trafficking extends to areas like ant smuggling and illegal trade

Angus Nurse, Professor of Law and Environmental Justice, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
May 9, 2025 • ~7 min

Quantum computers could crack the security codes used by satellites

The extraordinary potential of quantum computers also threatens the security systems that keep our digital world safe.

Panagiotis (Panos) Vlachos, PhD Researcher in Post-Quantum Cryptography, Queen's University Belfast • conversation
May 9, 2025 • ~5 min

Quantum computers could crack the security codes used by satellites – they need future-proofing

The extraordinary potential of quantum computers also threatens the security systems that keep our digital world safe.

Panagiotis (Panos) Vlachos, PhD Researcher in Post-Quantum Cryptography, Queen's University Belfast • conversation
May 9, 2025 • ~5 min

How to make your apology more effective – new research

Sorry really can be the hardest word.

Shiri Lev-Ari, Reader in Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
May 8, 2025 • ~5 min

MIT engineering students crack egg dilemma, finding sideways is stronger

A new study reveals why eggshells are stronger on their sides, overturning a popular science belief.

Stephanie Martinovich | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
May 8, 2025 • ~8 min

Chinese research isn’t taken as seriously as papers from elsewhere – my new study

A study of over 8,000 articles in top economics journals finds that authors with Chinese surnames are 14% less likely to be cited.

Peng Zhou, Professor of Economics, Cardiff University • conversation
May 8, 2025 • ~8 min

Bronze-age Britain traded tin with the Mediterranean, shows new study – settling a two-century debate

The tin would have made a 4,000km journey to thriving markets in the east Mediterranean.

Alan Williams, Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Archaeology, Durham University • conversation
May 7, 2025 • ~7 min

Conclave: the chemistry behind the black and white smoke

In 2013, the Vatican released their recipes for conclave smoke.

Mark Lorch, Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry, University of Hull • conversation
May 7, 2025 • ~6 min

How Captain Planet cartoons shaped my awareness of the nature crisis

Captain Planet, the superhero fighting pollution, corporate greed and environmental destruction, is back.

Muzammal Ahmad Khan, Lecturer in Business and Management, University of the West of Scotland • conversation
May 7, 2025 • ~7 min

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