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Nature & Environment
What is aquaponics - and how can fish poo help feed the world?
Waste products from fish can contribute to a new type of sustainable agriculture. Kate Humble is involved, too.
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Nature & Environment
Do whales commit suicide?
Are humans the only animals who kill themselves, or do other species commit suicide as well? David Lusseau considers the case of whale beachings.
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Nature & Environment
The Hunt: a natural history series that challenges us to side with the predators
The Hunt's academic consultants and OU lecturers Miranda Dyson and Vicky Taylor look at the remarkable strategies predators and prey deploy...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Rosetta unexpectedly finds oxygen on comet 67P, surprising scientists
Rosetta's surprising discovery of molecular oxygen in the tail of comet 67P forces scientists to rethink how the solar system formed.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Dr Vicky Taylor on her work with Asian Elephants
Dr Vicky Taylor describes her work with Asian elephants and how the partnership with Woburn Safari Park contributes to our courses.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Are NHS-recommended mental health apps actually doing any good?
The NHS has endorsed a number of apps promising better mental health. Trouble is, says Simon Leigh, there's no real evidence they can deliver.
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Science, Maths & Technology
The Balakot Earthquake: Ten years on
Earlier this week, parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan were hit by a large earthquake. By coincidence, it's ten years since Balakot in Pakistan was devastated by an earlier quake. Michael Semple recently revisited the town to see how, even years later, the community remains in recovery mode.
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Money & Business
Are women under-represented at tech accelerators?
Tech accelerators are successful at helping start-ups power forward - but are they just creating new boys' networks?
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Science, Maths & Technology
Why Rosetta is the greatest space mission of our lifetime
The Rosetta mission is just what's needed to inspire future astronauts and space scientists, writes Dr Natalie Starkey.
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Science, Maths & Technology
What can you do with leftover coffee grounds?
If your office is anything like the OpenLearn one, you'll be generating a load of waste coffee grounds everyday. Maybe we shouldn't be throwing it all away...
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Science, Maths & Technology
How can Facebook decide who you really are?
Facebook's policy of insisting on real names is causing problems for people who value their privacy. For Ellery Roberts Biddle, the social network is overstepping its boundaries by demanding proof of identity without having proper policies in place to protect its users.
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Digital & Computing
What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?
Claiming to be open - whether in software, education resources, data, or government - but only for the kudos without making good on the open promise can undermine the whole movement. Patrick Masson from the software Open Source Iniative explores those whose doors say open, but their attitudes remain closed.