Heatwave – What science says about the best ways to cool down
What science says about the best ways to cool down We spend most of the year complaining that Britain is too cold and wet but gripe with just as much enthusiasm about the heat. Although moaning about the weather is satisfying, it’s better to take action and cool yourself...
Meet the Engineers using drones to track the feeding habits of seabirds
We used drones to track the feeding habits of seabirds – new research You may have found yourself at the shoreline, watching seabirds plunging into the sea and magically reappearing with a tiny fish in their beaks. But have you ever paused to wonder what makes them dive...
Meet the AI that hunts poachers
Meet PAWS - the elephant’s new protector. This new machine-learning and game-theory system can predict where poachers are likely to strike. Poachers kill around 27,000 African elephants each year. This represents around 8% of their total population and, if unchecked, could drive them to extinction within the next...