Evolution Archives – Page 2 of 4

Understand

November 25, 2016 | Issue 38

What happens when cells embrace damage?

Scientists propose a new hypothesis to tackle one of the big remaining mysteries in animal evolution.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Understand, Biology

Teach

June 1, 2016 | Issue 36

Student competition: the search for the strangest species on Earth

Encourage your students to enter our writing competition – and see their work published.

Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Biology, Chemistry

Understand

May 31, 2016 | Issue 36

How plankton gets jet-lagged

One of the world’s largest migrations is probably driven by a hormone that governs our sleep patterns.

Ages: 11-14;
Topics: Understand, Biology, Health

Understand

September 4, 2015 | Issue 33

Infectious cancers: the DNA story

What makes a cell turn cancerous – and how does a cancer become infectious? In the second of two articles on transmissible cancers, Elizabeth Murchison explains what the genetic details tell us.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Health

Understand

July 1, 2015 | Issue 32

Infectious cancers

Is it possible to pass cancer from one individual to another? For some animals, it is – and, sadly, a unique Tasmanian species is facing possible extinction as a result.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Health

Teach

August 16, 2013 | Issue 27

Phylogenetics of man-made objects: simulating evolution in the classroom

Evolutionary relationships can be tricky to explain. By using simple, everyday objects, your students can work them out for themselves.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology

Understand

August 15, 2013 | Issue 27

Evolving threats: investigating new zoonotic infections

In the African forest, Fabian Leendertz and his team look for new infectious agents that can be transmitted from animals to humans. Could one of them cause the next pandemic?

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Health