The subway of the brain – Why white matter matters.
When we think of the brain, our first thought is of grey matter: the squishy yellowy-grey folded tissue that makes up the cortex. But what about the seemingly… Read more »
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- Stay pumped up. How your lifestyle, diet, and environment impact heart health - 29th September 2014
- Not motivated enough? How you can get walking more (with the help of science) - 22nd September 2014
- Was it really the barber? A look at Jack the Ripper’s DNA test - 9th September 2014
Verbal autopsy: To be counted is to become visible
This is a guest blog by Peter Byass, Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Verbal Autopsy at Umeå University, Sweden. Peter has a regular global… Read more »
The Animal Kingdom’s 5 Unromantic Couples
Do you feel you’re drowning in the dating scene? Have you suffered a string of failed relationships or flings? Is love a distant dream you are beginning to… Read more »
Fire ants – queens, clones, and burning bites
The 5th of November is upon us, the day Guy Fawkes decided to blow up Parliament (and failed). With bonfires and fireworks lighting up throughout the UK,… Read more »
Publishing House of Horrors – Spooky Science
As Halloween begins, and night inevitably creeps closer, we’ve been scouring our open access research for the creepiest, weirdest, and grossest research we… Read more »
Open Access Week has come and gone – and it’s left a real imFact
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Day 3 – 5th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (#COASP)
Our Storify continues with the 3rd and final day of COASP. The morning kicked off with Simon Thomson from Open Access Key.
Madagascar – an island swarming with problems
With problems ranging from locust plagues to forest destruction, Madagascar may appear to be a beautiful & diverse paradise, but looks can be deceiving…… Read more »
Snowflake's Story – A tale of albinism and inbreeding
Snowflake, the albino gorilla, was certainly special. As you can see from this beautiful photo, his fur was white, his eyes were blue, and his skin was pink.… Read more »