Check out the Wainwright awards for the best new books that embrace our planet!
Recommended Journals
Science Focus magazine - BBC
Biological Sciences Review - Hodder Education
New Scientist
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Great Biological Websites
Podcasts
Biology at the Theatre
Why not have a listen to the play Photograph 51, written by Anna Zeigler and staring the amazing Miriam Morgoyles. The play tells the story of Rosalind Franklin, her life, her outstanding science and the struggles she faced within a patriarchal system.
Documentaries
Ecology
Our Planet - Netflix
Seven Wonders One World - BBC iPlayer
Chasing Coral - Netflix
My Octopus Teacher - Netflix
Blue Planet - BBC iPlayer
Life - BBC iPlayer
Seaspiracy - Netflix
Serengeti Rules - Amazon Prime
Fantastic Fungi - Netflix
Cell Biology
Countdown to life, The Extraordinary Making of You
Evolution
Attenborough and the Great Dinosaur - BBC iPlayer
Walking With Dinosaurs - Netflix
Disease
Pain, Pus and Poison - BBC iPlayer
When a Drug Trial Goes Wrong - YT
Corona Virus Explained - Netflix
Homeostasis
Fantastical World of Hormones - YT
The Mind Explained - Netflix
Organisation
Operation Ouch - Netflix/BBC iPlayer
Bioenergetics
The Game Changers - Netflix
Supersize Me
Films
Jurassic Park
'Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should'
GATTACA
'They say that every atom in our bodies was once part of a star'
The Martian
'Mars will come to fear my botany powers!'
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
'It's hard not to get caught up in hope when you've been powerless for so long'
Contagion
'Right now our best defense has been social distancing, no hand shaking, staying at home and washing your hands frequently'
Gorillas in the Mist
'When you realise the value of all life, you dwell less on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future'
Minamata
'If human beings are still the masters of creation, we have to overthrow this poisoned world'