Why I failed at fossil hunting – so you don’t have to
Like most people with a biology background, I love fossils. Who doesn’t!? I went through my “I’m going to be […]
Lost for words – my brain virus and me!
My head was pounding! Sitting at my desk, the computer monitor glared painfully as I had struggled through some software […]
What’s possible & what’s probable – life on the Moon, alien octopus, & the Loch Ness monster
Our moon – known as Luna by the Romans and Selene by the Greeks – has always been considered uninhabited. […]
Bioluminescent microscopy – a rising star for live imaging
Bioluminescence is a natural process that occurs in a range of species. Marine vertebrates such as the angler fish (Melanocetus […]
How to make a mobile microscope
Recently I have been making an effort to get back to my biology roots and trying to think of ways […]
Eigengrau – why you don’t see nothing
One of my favourite quotes is that “some people close their eyes and all they see is darkness”. But did […]
Demonic mirrors & the Troxler effect
Disclaimer: I love spooky things and I also love science – I’m not trying to ruin one with the other. […]
What makes you a scientist?
Why did you become a scientist? Most scientists, when I ask them this question, struggle to answer it. When they […]
Take a good look at yourself! – Imaging DNA
An understanding of genetics has been with us from very early on. We didn’t exactly know the machinery behind it, […]
The Underwater Microscope
Researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, have developed a microscope that works underwater. Previously, if scientists wanted […]