Jess Cockerill

Plants are the original solar panels, and they're very good at converting light into energy – red and blue light, that is.

Deep in the abyss of the Pacific Ocean, the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone is home to the world's largest accumulation of polymetallic nodules.

There's a strange allure to herbal supplements.

For most of us, our memories are as fragile as they are precious.

Stick insects are notoriously difficult to spot, and it's not just because they're camouflaged.

We've known for decades that multiple sclerosis (MS) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are linked, and experts think it's probably down to a complex combination of environmental and genetic factors.

Complex lifeforms can be pretty picky when it comes to temperature.

Chihuahuas are really weird dogs.

Under the ocean, things aren't quite so bright.

A new study linking the likelihood of autism and ADHD symptoms in early life to in-utero exposure to a common plasticizer is no doubt going to cause a stir.

Biology – the study of living things – can admittedly be a little reductive at times.