Biology – OpenLearn – Open University

Explore. Watch, listen, debate & discover with our experts Can dogs read their owners' emotions?

Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 15 Jan 2016

Does a dog know what you're thinking? Can your dog empathise? It's possible, suggests new research.

Updated 15 Jan 2016

David Attenborough pushes back the foliage and finds a world of invertebrates.

Intermediate level Duration 10 mins Updated 14 Jan 2016

How do living things transport and store oxygen for respiration? Dr Simon Collinson explains.

Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 14 Jan 2016

In this video discovertop tips from experts in biology and get a feel for whether studying biology (and an eventual career in the field) is...

Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 11 Jan 2016

The short answer is that they weren't - but there's a lot more to it than that. Kevin Hunt explains.

Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 08 Jan 2016

Striped ponies and tuxedo cats might look gorgeous - but the mutation is a mild form of a much more serious cellular defect...

Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 16 Dec 2015

In the first Poirot book, the murderer's weapon of choice is the bitter poison strychnine. The scientist, writer and poison expert Deborah Blum...

Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 03 Dec 2015

If you're stranded in the desert without food or water, how long can you survive for? As so often, the answer is "well, it depends..."

Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 26 Nov 2015

The turkey is a fascinating bird - and demands more respect than a bit of stuffing and a spot of cranberry. Ricki Lewis explains more

Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 17 Nov 2015

Sophie Lanfear, Assistant Producerof The Hunt series recalls when a polar bear broke into the film crew's cabin in search of snacks.

Introductory level Duration 10 hours Updated 07 Jan 2016

Both vitamins and minerals are essential in the diet in small quantities. Learn about the two main vitamin groups and the major mineral elements....

Intermediate level Duration 12 hours Updated 09 Sep 2015

How do we become individuals? This free course, The making of individual differences, looks at how genes and the environment interact making each...

Intermediate level Duration 5 hours Updated 12 Aug 2015

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Intermediate level Duration 8 hours Updated 12 May 2015

Migration is a free course looking at the migrations of animals, with special reference to birds, and also introducing the themes of movement,...

Intermediate level Duration 15 hours Updated 26 Sep 2014

Your heart beats around 100,000 times every day and, in that time, pumps about 23,000 litres of blood around your body. But what happens when it...

Introductory level Duration 4 hours Updated 19 Aug 2014

Genomes are composed of DNA, and a knowledge of the structure of DNA is essential to understand how it can function as hereditary material. DNA is...

Introductory level Duration 4 hours Updated 01 Aug 2014

Genes are units of inheritance that contribute to a person's behaviour and health. In this free course, Inheritance of characters, you will learn...

Advanced level Duration 12 hours Updated 18 Mar 2014

This free course, Intracellular transport, explains the function of the cytoskeleton and its role in controlling transport of vesicles between...

Advanced level Duration 12 hours Updated 18 Mar 2014

In this free course we explore proteins and how they are the 'doers' of the cell. They are huge in number and variety and diverse in structure and...

Advanced level Duration 12 hours Updated 18 Mar 2014

This unit helps you understand the properties of nucleotides and how they contribute to secondary and tertiary structures of nucleic acids at the...

Duration 1200 hours Updated 26 Jan 2016

Are you fascinated by lifes big questions? Are you thinking about studying for a degree? The Certificate of Higher Education in Natural Sciences...

Duration 1200 hours Updated 26 Jan 2016

If youre keen to try university study and want to keep your options open, this certificate course is ideal. Its part of our unique Open...

Duration 3600 hours Updated 26 Jan 2016

Over 40 per cent of OU students who graduate do so with an Open degree. Its a statistic were proud of the BA/BSc Open is one of the most...

Duration 2400 hours Updated 26 Jan 2016

Studying at university level is not just about gaining a degree. We also offer a range of other qualifications, including Certificates and Diplomas...

Duration 2400 hours Updated 26 Jan 2016

If youre curious about the world we live in and enjoy delving into a wide range of scientific topics, the DipHE in Natural Sciences is for you....

Duration 3600 hours Updated 26 Jan 2016

We live in a society that depends on science, but how many of us really understand the science behind the important issues that feature in the news...

Advanced level Duration 300 hours Updated 26 Jan 2016 Register by 08 Sep 2016

Investigate how we interact with our environment through our senses using concepts from biology, chemistry, physics and psychology to explore the...

Introductory level Duration 300 hours Updated 26 Jan 2016 Register by 08 Sep 2016

With this course youll develop your experimental, investigative and mathematical skills as well gaining a better understanding of the weather and...

Intermediate level Duration 300 hours Updated 26 Jan 2016 Register by 08 Sep 2016

Study a range of practical activities in biology and health science from fundamental human and animal behaviour to the vital themes of...

Advanced level Duration 600 hours Updated 26 Jan 2016 Register by 13 Oct 2016

Plan and carry out an investigation of your own choice with this masters-level project course in science, and develop essential skills like report...

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