Highlights
VIDEO: Walk Your Worries Away!
Did you know that walking can actually make you worry less? Join Dr Jen Wild as she tells us about some of the amazing mental health benefits that walking can bring.
PODCAST: Why are we searching for water on the moon?
It may be the closest planetary body to the Earth, but we still have a lot to learn about the Moon...Dr Katherine Shirley tells us why she's part of a space mission that's looking for lunar water.
ANIMATION: Seabird monitoring - witnesses in the wild
Penguins and other seabirds are under threat. But how can you successfully monitor their populations when they live in hard-to-reach places, such as Antarctica? Watch the animation, and find out how YOU can get involved in this research!
VIDEO: Disappearing Bugs
In this episode of LOCKDOWN WALKS meet some of the local bugs that sadly might not be here for much longer...
PODCAST: Has lockdown made me bad at sleeping?
Trouble sleeping? A different sleeping pattern? Weird and vivid dreams? You're not alone...Lockdown has had an impact on many people's sleep, as Prof Colin Espie explains...
ANIMATION: Coping with voices: Being with people
Our hope is that this animation inspires more conversations about hearing voices, because nobody should be hearing nasty voices alone.
VIDEO: Meet Your Bird Neighbours
How well do you know your bird neighbours? Become better acquainted in this episode of 'Lockdown Walks', with Oxford biologist Joe Woodman!
PODCAST: Do all lions sound the same?
We can tell each other apart by our voices, but what about lions? Do they have unique RRROARS? Join us for an African adventure in this episode of 'The Big Questions Podcast'.
ANIMATION: Understanding COVID-19 transmission, informing control
Tackling a previously unseen pathogen - like the one that causes COVID-19 - is like piecing together a puzzle. So how do scientists go about solving the puzzle, and why are data analysis and modelling so important?
Animations
Hearing voices can come in many forms – some voices are friendly, helpful, insightful and inspiring whilst others are scary, critical or commanding. This...
Seabirds – including penguins – are amongst the most threatened animals on the planet. They are also very useful indicators of wider environmental change. But...
Tackling a previously unseen pathogen - like the one that causes COVID-19 - is like piecing together a puzzle. There are many different parameters to...
Chloroplasts are tiny protein-filled units within plant cells. As well as being responsible for photosynthesis, they are critical to a plant's ability to...
We often think of our bodies in terms of cells and genes, but we shouldn’t forget that they’re also complex mechanical structures. From an Achilles tendon –...
If we could travel inside our body, shrinking down to a cellular level, we could see how amazing our immune system really is.
Oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth's surface, yet only 15% of the ocean floor has been mapped in detail. Much remains unknown, including the location of...
When it comes to sensing potentially-dangerous vapours, sniffer dogs are still considered the gold standard. In this animation we learn about chemiresistive...
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The moon may be the closest planetary body to us, but we still have a lot to learn about it. For example, what is the water-cycle like on an airless body such...

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We're over a year into the coronavirus pandemic, and it's affected our lives in many ways - including, for many of us, how we sleep. You may have experienced...

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We're over a year into the coronavirus pandemic, and it's affected our lives in many ways - including, for many of us, how we sleep. You may have experienced...
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If you've ever been lucky enough to hear a lion roar (whether that's at the zoo or in the wild - hopefully at a safe distance!), you'll know that it's a truly...

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In this year's Valentine's episode, we're exploring that most special of relationships. That's right - the one between us and our dogs! We often hear pooches...

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It's a question that's on the lips of politicians, scientists and policy-makers right across the globe - who should get the COVID-19 vaccine first? Should it...

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It's a question that's on the lips of politicians, scientists and policy-makers right across the globe - who should get the COVID-19 vaccine first? Should it...
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Is it possible to edit someone's genes before they are born to make them a nicer, kinder, more moral person? Not only that - but, importantly, should we do...

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Is it possible to edit someone's genes before they are born to make them a nicer, kinder, more moral person? Not only that - but, importantly, should we do...
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Most of us have probably heard of video games being described as "addictive", but is there evidence of this? Are they damaging to our mental health, or could...

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Most of us have probably heard of video games being described as "addictive", but is there evidence of this? Are they damaging to our mental health, or could...
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Did you know that the winner of the 2019/2020 Fantasy Premier League, beating over 7 million other players, was Dr Joshua Bull - a researcher at Oxford's...

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We may not have found life on Mars, but there is considerable excitement in the Oxford scientific community about the imminent possibility of detecting the...
By Michael Bonsall, Professor of Mathematical Biology, based in the Department of Zoology, University of Oxford
We are all familiar now with the use of...
Who would have thought demographic statistics would go viral? Certainly not self-confessed ‘Nerdy Girl’, Oxford Professor Jennifer Dowd, who was stunned when...
By Daniel Freeman
The pandemic is testing our societal structures like never before. To deal with it successfully, we need to think and act collectively, led...
Social distancing has become one of the key strategies for reducing COVID-19 transmission, together with mask wearing and contact tracing. However, a new...
COVID-19 has asked a lot of everyone. At the national level, decisions have been taken that affect everything from people’s movements to the running of...
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