‘Over the top’: backlash against TikTok’s bee lady not justified, say bee experts
Erika Thompson is clearly a competent beekeeper, who’s educating the public about honeybees in her own way on social media.
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Cacti may help explain a centuries‑old mystery of evolution
Deserts seem unforgiving. However, the fragile flowers of cacti are evolving quickly.
Paul Lynch wins Booker prize 2023: why we’re in a ‘golden age’ of Irish writing
Irish writers have benefited from structural factors in recent years. However, ask them in person and Irish writers are more likely to highlight impediments to producing work.
Orangutans can communicate about the past just like humans, new research finds
Discovering that orangutans can communicate about things that happened in the past provides new clues to how human language evolved.
We don’t want AI that can understand us – we’d only end up arguing
Asking whether machines can really understand us is meaningless.
Greater Manchester’s cycling plan is a radical, much‑needed approach – now it needs funding
Radical thinking in Greater Manchester’s cycling and walking plan could direct cities away from car-focused infrastructure.
Bees can do so much more than you think – from dancing to being little art critics
We all know bees are vital pollinators. But they’re also art critics, social learners, dancers and so much more.
In defence of wasps: why squashing them comes with a sting in the tale
We should celebrate these amazing insects, not splat them.
Hummingbirds and pineapples: why this ancient relationship hits the evolutionary sweetspot
Hummingbirds are responsible for some of the fastest evolution in the plant kingdom.
The amazing flowers growing in pavement cracks and why you shouldn’t pass them by
The flowers some people dismiss as weeds have evolved fascinating ways to survive harsh places.
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