Power, sex, slumber: mitochondria may cause the brain’s need to sleep
From monster makers to crime solvers: scientists get a rewrite
Should you miss your 9am lecture?
Nathaniel Ostle explores how the activity of these microscopic powerhouses may have resulted in the evolution of sleep
Beatrix Biagini explores how the portrayal of scientists in literature has evolved over the last four centuries
How human ideas about gender influence the way we describe the natural world
Timothy Moy explains the namesake of the new café in Harvey court
Flora Allen discusses a new ‘three-parent’ technique in IVF and the possible ethical repurcussions it faces
Kalina Poydovska explores how perceptual illusions manipulate your movie experience
Maya Kunchur takes a look at how exam term and May Week affect your body – and how to minimise the damage
Jenny Jiang gives an insight into the everyday fruits that can pose lethal threats
Darina Leonenko explores how media buzzwords and headline-chasing breakthroughs can generate hype which moves faster than the research
Are cell-cultivated products a realistic alternative to meat?
Opinion
Ellie Buckley explains how your lucky socks actually could be making you perform better
Research Round-up
Teymour Taj keeps you up-to-date with the latest scientific studies
Elizabeth Porter explores how plants have contributed to science, from heart failure to robotics
Feature
Teymour Taj celebrates the beginning of 2025 by exploring the weird and wonderful history of calendars
Charlie Owen explores what the animal kingdom can teach us about gender and sexuality
Why benralizumab represents a much-needed breakthrough in asthma and COPD research
Opinion
Isaac Howell offers a new perspective on the impact of Trump’s return to office on the environment
Ellie Robinson explains why the changing seasons might have you feeling down, and what you can do to look after yourself
Maya Kunchur looks at the world of Lord of the Rings from the perspective of an evolutionary biologist
Lucie Debaig investigates the evolutionary rationale behind the ever-elusive female orgasm
Conservation
An interview with Shepreth Hedgehog Hospital
Maya Kunchur dissects Team GB’s success and finds, through rigorous number crunching, that Cambridge is better than the other place
Opinion
Teymour Taj assesses the green credentials of the new Labour government
