Editor's Note: As part of their British Science Week celebrations, GSAL hosted a science writing competition on the theme of Time. The competition was open to all students in years 7-10 and received a good number of entries, all of which were read and independently judged. The entries interpreted the brief in a number of … Continue reading GSAL Science Week Competition 2024
Tag: Evolution
Will ants ever be able to evolve a method to escape the zombie apocalypse that the Cordiceps fungus creates?
Theo - Year 12 Student Editor's Note: Year 12 student Theo has submitted this excellent essay to the Peterhouse College, Cambridge, annual Kelvin Science Prize essay competition. Theo's chosen topic is the Cordyceps fungus, a genus so truly remarkable in its modus operandi that it really does have to be seen to be believed; therefore, … Continue reading Will ants ever be able to evolve a method to escape the zombie apocalypse that the Cordiceps fungus creates?
Cordyceps: master of the zombie apocalypse?
Ben - Year 12 Student Editor's Note: Year 12 student Ben has submitted this fascinating essay to the Peterhouse College, Cambridge, annual Kelvin Science Prize essay competition. Ben's chosen topic is the Cordyceps fungus, a genus so truly remarkable in its modus operandi that it really does have to be seen to be believed; therefore, … Continue reading Cordyceps: master of the zombie apocalypse?



