Using assumptions and faulty tools leads to racist conclusions about why so few black students are taking up biological sciences

Most of us would rather not know what happens to our bodies after death. But that breakdown gives birth to new life in unexpected ways.

The octopus cannot keep track of what its eight arms are doing. Each arm is studded with suckers that act on contact – how do they not get tangled up?

Lauren De Vos is a conservation biologist who helps people explore the mysteries of the oceans. She is an M&G 200 Young South African.

Studies in the field could produce the kinds of technology essential for humanity’s continued existence.