91av

Skip to content

91av. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Tom Leslie

Subeditor

Bio

Tom Leslie has been a subeditor at 91av since 2022. Sometimes seen posing as a writer, he has an interest in anything to do with organic molecules, microorganisms and cell biology. Tom is based in London and graduated from the University of Oxford in 2021 with a master's degree in biochemistry.

Sign up to our weekly newsletter

Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox! We'll also keep you up to date with 91av events and special offers.

Sign up

More from Tom Leslie

Explore the latest news, articles and features

Eske_PosterArt - On Hunt for the Oldest DNA

Life

91av recommends documentary Hunt for the Oldest DNA

Culture

Health

Lyme disease test gives hope for a speedier diagnosis

News

The interior of the monument, called the Menga dolmen

Humans

Neolithic engineers used science knowledge to build megalith monument

News

Health

Video games are good, actually, find scientists

News

Mind

Astrology shown to be no better than random guessing

News

ARINGAY, PHILIPPINES - DECEMBER 01: Residents queue to receive a dose of Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a rural village on December 01, 2021 in Aringay, La Union province, Philippines. The Philippines is rushing to vaccinate its population as it mulls making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory and amid the looming threat of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The country, which has just approved booster shots for its adult population, launched a three-day national vaccination holiday on November 29 to December 1 with the goal of vaccinating at least nine million additional people. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

Health

Discover RNA's irresistible ascent from humble molecule to CRISPR star

Culture

tardigrade, swimming water bear, 3d render; Shutterstock ID 726784747; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Comment

91av recommends YouTube series Journey to the Microcosmos

Culture

Eastern Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni boettgeri) hatching from egg. Captive, occurs in South East Europe.

Comment

Why eggs should be front and centre in the story of evolution

Culture

The hippocampus in a mouse's brain, composed of rat cells (red) and nuclei of both mouse and rat cells (blue)

Mind

Rat neuron injection lets mice that can’t smell sniff out cookies

News

Life

Exquisite fossils of Cretaceous shark solve mystery of how it hunted

News

Illustration of the reward pathway in the human brain

Health

Cocaine seems to hijack brain pathways that prioritise food and water

News

Life

Fossil snake discovered in India may have been the largest ever

News