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Harness your greatest fan

June 24, 2026
Follow the news and there’s much confusion about keeping cool. Today’s summary on the BBC recommends drawing your curtains and staying indoors, but didn’t mention the best way to keep...

A disparity born of oversight: recognising women in science

June 23, 2026
Dr Bernice Wright pays tribute to some of the most impactful women in the life sciences, and the vital role they continue to play … Women have long shaped the...

Was Clarkson’s cow killed for nothing?

June 20, 2026
Did you watch Clarkson’s Farm the other evening? That poor cow Pepper was culled after routine tuberculosis tests. Clarkson was furious, and the nation was up in arms, writes professor...

Raindrop supposes

June 9, 2026
Sometimes, writes Brian J Ford, well-intentioned efforts to bring science to the public can come to grief... Last week on ITV, the perky and bright Becky Mantin popped up to...

Ebola and the interplay of research incentives and finance

May 18, 2026
We all recognise this picture. It is the Ebola virus, of course. What you likely won’t realise is that it was taken 50 years ago, writes Brian J Ford. The...

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