Kevin ThieleJul 2, 20194 minKarina Knight's red boxesTaxonomy needs more than just taxonomists. In some ways they have the easy job: they get to go to exotic places collecting specimens,...
Kevin ThieleJun 7, 20194 minTom May has helped name a new Kingdom. How cool is that?Tom May is really into the small but important things in life. Fungi. His career as one of the world's pre-eminent mycologists, though,...
Kevin ThieleMay 24, 20193 minThe amazing Dr RyeIn the 19th and early 20th centuries, botany was often regarded as a pursuit that was 'suitable' for women, in an era when most...
Kevin ThieleApr 12, 20194 minA viral platypusSteve Wylie studies the smallest, strangest, most mind-bending organisms of all time - viruses. Everyone knows that viruses cause the...