About Author: Victoria Pike
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![This week in Current Biology a team of scientists have found the first evidence for an evolutionary trade-off between vocal investment and testes size. The […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Large Testes vs Loud Howls")
Large Testes vs Loud Howls
Posted on November 3, 2015 | No CommentsThis week in Current Biology a team of scientists have found the first evidence for an evolutionary trade-off between vocal investment and testes size. The […] -
Could Pigs help Solve Organ Donor shortages?
Posted on October 17, 2015 | 2 CommentsLast year 429 patients died while on the waiting list for an organ transplant because of shortages in donations. This week in Science research has […] -
Could your Workout be replaced by an ‘Exercise Pill’?
Posted on October 8, 2015 | 11 CommentsExercise is great for your health. It has beneficial effects on metabolism, circulation and can improve the function of some organs. Additionally, exercise can improve […] -
The Mystery of the Panda Diet Revealed….
Posted on July 24, 2015 | 81 CommentsPandas are an endangered species which feed exclusively on bamboo, of which they can consume up to 20kg per day. Their extra digit and mucus […] -
![Cooking, along with producing art; developing languages and creating technologies, is believed to be a uniquely human skill. According to a controversial theory developed by primatologist, Professor […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "Did Cooking Emerge Earlier Than Previously Thought?")
Did Cooking Emerge Earlier Than Previously Thought?
Posted on June 6, 2015 | No CommentsCooking, along with producing art; developing languages and creating technologies, is believed to be a uniquely human skill. According to a controversial theory developed by primatologist, Professor […] -
Mother Nature’s Alternative Antibiotics
Posted on June 4, 2015 | No CommentsWith the growing rise of antibiotic resistance there is a clear and desperate need for alternative treatments. Recently, scientists have turned to nature to look […] -
Fly Brains Contain A Circular Compass
Posted on May 22, 2015 | No CommentsIt is already known that some insects, such as monarch butterflies, use their brain cells to reflect their orientation. Referred to as a ‘sun compass’, […] -
![In recent years the field of artificial muscle technology has been rapidly expanding and advancing. This week researchers at the National Taiwan University have revealed […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Onions_300m-115x115.jpg "Onion Cells Used To Produce Artificial Muscle")
Onion Cells Used To Produce Artificial Muscle
Posted on May 21, 2015 | No CommentsIn recent years the field of artificial muscle technology has been rapidly expanding and advancing. This week researchers at the National Taiwan University have revealed […] -
Big Whales Have Super Stretchy Nerves
Posted on May 10, 2015 | No CommentsThis week, researchers from the University of British Columbia published a paper in Current Biology on their serendipitous discovery of the stretching nerve cords of whales. The […] -
Thinking On Your Feet: Physical Activity Can Improve Cognitive Performance
Posted on May 2, 2015 | No CommentsThis week, research published by Texas A+M Health Science Centre School of Public Health in the International Journal Of Health Promotion And Education has shown […] -
Blending into the Crowd: How Chameleons Change their Colour
Posted on April 23, 2015 | No CommentsThere are over 180 different species of chameleons, some of which are capable of changing their skin colour for uses including social signalling, temperature control and camouflage. […] -
Crossing your Fingers Could Reduce Pain
Posted on April 5, 2015 | No CommentsPublished this week in Current Biology, a research group based at UCL showed that crossing your fingers may reduce the effect of pain. The team […] -
Trying To Remember May Make You Forget
Posted on March 22, 2015 | No CommentsScientists in a collaboration from the University of Birmingham and the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit Cambridge have published a paper in Nature Neuroscience showing the […] -
The first Homo
Posted on March 9, 2015 | No CommentsTwo papers published in Science this week by a US lead team describe the discovery of the oldest known fossil of the Homo genus – […]
