In her final Christmas Lecture, Nancy Rothwell reveals some of the incredible adaptations that animals have evolved to cope with
Is there life on other planets? And how would we know if our galaxy had been observed by intelligent extraterrestrial lifeforms?
Spider silk is an engineering marvel, stronger than steel and tougher than Kevlar.
What connects the trainers on your feet to a jumbo jet flying 40,000 feet up in the air?
What connects the mobile phone in your pocket with the web of surveillance cameras that span the world?
What connects the sticky plaster with replacing damaged parts of our bodies?
What connects creating the perfect tasting ice cream with bringing people back to life after cryogenic freezing?
In his first lecture, David Phillips goes past ‘which came first, the chicken or the egg?’ and asks what they’re both made of.