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1. Cocoa drinks can boost exercise resistance in middle age

   Scientists in Liverpool have found that cocoa can increase oxygen uptake and make exercising easier for more sedentary people.

2. Researching the kingfisher’s iconic hydrodynamic design

   Renowned for their noiseless dive, the kingfisher’s iconic beak-shape has inspired the design of high speed bullet trains. Now scientists have tested beak-shape among some of the birds’ 114 species found world-wide, to assess which shape is the most hydrodynamic.

3. Rethinking the orangutan

   The critically endangered orangutan—one of human’s closet living relatives—has become a symbol of wild nature’s vulnerability in the face of human actions and an icon of rainforest conservation.

4. Forensic science proves case in murder trial

   AI platform for wildlife identification applied in case against London criminal

5. Happy Hamsters

   Hamsters are the ubiquitous childhood pet: cute, cuddly, ready to sink their teeth deep into your finger … But how can you tell if your hamster is happy?

6. The man who changed football

   Find out more about Professor Warren Gregson's inaugural lecture about elite football at LJMU.

7. Can grass help solve the cleaner energy crisis?

   Government calls on expertise of LJMU plant biologist for energy solution

8. World Athletics Championships 2015

   PhD students are accelerating elite athletes through sport science

9. Blue tits individually decide: "Should I stay or should I go?"

   A new study reveals that energy resources, shelter and the environment are not the only factors involved in blue tits’ decisions to migrate or remain resident, their individual personalities also play a role.

10. TATE exhibition The Plant That Stowed Away

    Dr Christine Eyene curates exhibition based on research displayed in What the Mountain Has Seen at LSAD