Why are hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs still 'bled' for drug testing each year when synthetic alternatives are available?
A growing number of biologists believe that insects could be sentient, and that we must do more to minimise any pain or stress we cause them
Neil Ingram on the opportunity to reform biology curricula for the better
Prepping students for data and AI-led science
Can a new law protect nature?
The strange history of the cold remedy
In the next issue we’ll be looking at the remarkable physiology of the Greenland shark.
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