Animal behaviour
The bumblebees that rolled balls without a treat
A story about how researchers investigate play, and what behaviour can tell us.
The evidence behind the storyOutreach
Good stories invite a closer look.
Making ecological research understandable, while keeping its evidence and uncertainty in view.
A science communication project
Toxic
Tales.
Science worth sharing.
I started Toxic Tales to share studies I find interesting, from ecology and evolution to animal behaviour, ecotoxicology and other areas of biology. I turn them into short videos and visual stories for people outside the field.
Bumblebees rolling balls and spiders living underwater are two of the stories you’ll find here. I explain what the researchers did, what they found and what we still don’t know.
The research archive brings together the original papers and a short explanation of each study, so you can read more about anything that catches your interest.
From the archive
Stories to explore
Freshwater life
The spider that builds an underwater lung
A closer look at an underwater air chamber and the experiment used to study it.
The evidence behind the storyIn person
Science as a conversation.
I also presented at European Researchers’ Night in 2023 and 2024, discussing research with visitors beyond the university. Explaining a study clearly means making room for questions, including what the study cannot yet answer.
Contact me about science communication
Isopods at Researchers’ Night
At our Researchers’ Night table, introducing visitors to isopods and the research questions behind my work.
Introducing my research
Using posters and specimens to explain my work on Asellus aquaticus to visitors at Researchers’ Night.
Meet the isopods
Isopod cards from our Researchers’ Night display, giving visitors a closer look at animals from freshwater, land and the sea.