Explaining the ecology of 189 habitats in a handy guide is a tall order. Why do we have conifers dominating in one place, deciduous trees in another, grasslands in some places and deserts elsewhere?

Cetacean researcher and author Erich Hoyt has dedicated this richly illustrated book to a migration that goes largely unseen and unnoticed, yet dwarfs even the biggest mammal or bird migrations on the ...

Beth Shapiro, chief scientist at the de-extinction start-up Colossal, talks to Tom Ireland about the science and ethics of recreating long-lost species in a lab Professor Beth Shapiro is an ...

We have a range of free activity resources covering diverse areas of biology that you can download and use at events, at school or at home. We have grouped resources according to topic area to make it ...

Ashley Leiman OBE, director of the Orangutan Foundation, explores the complex relationship between man and our closest relatives – the great apes The great apes are often perceived differently to ...

a total of around 600trillion (6×1014) synapses. This suggests that the brain has about 300 times as many connections as ChatGPT-4. However, it is unlikely that the competence of these systems is ...

Highly Commended: Krish Desha Beerachee, aged 11, from Oatlands Junior School Highly Commended: Rahni Spaul, aged 9, from Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls Highly Commended: Sky Walker, aged 11, ...

These resources were created around the time of the 2012 Olympics and offer a fun way to explore adaptations in animals and could be used as part of activities related to various different biology ...

Full HUBS membership is open to university departments interested in contributing to debates on priorities in the biosciences. The Head of Department is normally the point of contact but they can also ...

There is more to those well-advertised chocolate treats than meets the eye. The essence of chocolate is Theobroma cacao, which aptly translates as 'food of the gods'. T. cacao is a native of the upper ...

In our very first episode of the Biosphere Podcast, we dive into the world of animal behaviour and talk to Professor Sir Ian Boyd, RSB's President about his research and his science policy experience ...

Shells are more present in our lives than we may realise – from having practical uses, such as a source of food, to being of ornamental value, or educational value, given their origins, evolution and ...