For much of modern biology, scientists argued that viruses are not alive, pointing to a basic limitation: they cannot make proteins on their own and must depend entirely on the cells they infect for ...

Just like a human newborn, coral larvae need just the right environment to settle and begin their new life. Understanding the ...

Growing tissues can crack, break, and dissociate to form structures that can later withstand immense forces.

Biobased testing reveals the percentage of biobased versus fossil carbon content in a given sample.Biobased carbon testing helps manufacturers develop materials that mee ...

Earlier this term, Central Saint Martins welcomed visitors to its Postgraduate Work in Progress Show - a chance to see what happens before the final polish.

Despite lingering winter weather, lengthening days are triggering early signs of spring in nature. Phenology is the science ...

Depending on others for something you need may feel like a risky proposition—and perhaps a human one. It is actually a survival strategy found in the microbial world, and far more frequently than one ...

Several years worth of findings from a floating laboratory have tapped into a well-stocked coral library of taxonomic, ...

When you’re hard to impress, you’re aware of that distortion. You don’t just clock how someone speaks. You track how they ...

Fusing ecology and architecture, lead researcher Dr Despina Linaraki from Griffith's School of Engineering and Built Environment developed a series of tiles inspired by coral polyps, with varying ...