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Very cold and very old


Could some Greenland sharks live for nearly a thousand years?

The forgotten microbiome


Despite more than half the world living in urban areas, little is known about the soil microbes that support cities’ green spaces

Decolonising bioscience


The Biologist explores to what extent bioscience curricula in the UK have been ‘decolonised’ 

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A future without forever chemicals

What can be done about PFAS?

Can mini guts save tiny lives?

Modelling the early infant microbiome

Biodiversity on ice

Visiting the world's biggest biobanks