Louisa Cockbill is a science writer with a Biochemistry PhD from the University of Bristol, UK. Passionate about communicating science for public understanding, Louisa aims to write in an easily digestible manner that cultivates natural human curiosity. And if she can help topple the perception of scientists in an ivory tower, then that’s just extra yummy. On that note, be warned, Louisa exists on a steady diet of analogies.

a fly wearing binoculars

This tiny fly is teaching the Air Force new aerial tactics

The robber fly's novel hunting tactics and visual processing capabilities could be applied to drones and airplanes