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3 RULES BEHIND EVERY DIET THAT WORKS
We're fed up with navigating all the tips and advice online telling us how to lose weight, so we asked an obesity expert to reveal whether anything actually works for weight loss
9 min |
May/June 2023
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HOW TO AVOID THEM AND WHAT TO DO IF YOU GET BITTEN
With the number of critters on the rise, the UK is seeing increasing cases of tick-borne viruses already established in South Africa
3 min |
May/June 2023
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ARE MERMAIDS REAL?
A marine biologist reveals whether a half-human, half-fish could survive beneath the waves
3 min |
May/June 2023
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Compounds essential for life found in samples collected from a near-earth asteroid
Samples collected during Hayabusa2's trip to the asteroid Ryugu contain uracil, a substance present in RNA
1 min |
May/June 2023
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Complete circuitry of an insect brain mapped for the first time
The model shows every single neuron and connection in the brain of a fruit fly larva
1 min |
May/June 2023
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ANXIETY
Your ultimate guide to understanding, coping and conquering the inner demons
10 min |
May/June 2023
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Is social media ruining childhood?
It's tempting to think that our digital lives on TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat are at fault, but there might be something altogether more analogue going on
9 min |
May/June 2023
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Revealed: the spacesuit astronauts will wear for the next moonwalk
NASA has teamed up with private company Axiom Space to design its next-generation suits
1 min |
May/June 2023
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Climate change is already having an effect... On our mental wellbeing
People's growing anxiety about the future of the planet is becoming increasingly obvious, but it's not an entirely bad thing
3 min |
March/April 2023
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THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB MAN
Men are losing friends and struggling to make new ones – and missing out on powerful health benefits in the process. Buddy, what’s going on?
8 min |
March/April 2023
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Al can predict the risk of heart disease by analysing a single chest x-ray
The model could be used to identify at-risk patients who are not currently taking preventative medication
1 min |
March/April 2023
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New image of Cartwheel Galaxy shows us how stars are born
This stunning image released by the James Webb Space Telescope reveals the inner workings of a rare ring galaxy in unprecedented detail
1 min |
March/April 2023
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NASA's Artemis programme is set to put humans back on the moon
Artemis 1 is the first of three missions that will culminate with humans walking on the moon for the first time since 1972
1 min |
March/April 2023
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Eating Marmite could ease anxiety and depression
B vitamins found in the spread may help the brain produce calming neurochemicals
2 min |
March/April 2023
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THE CARNIVORE DIET: CAN EATING A MEAT-ONLY MENU BE GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH?
The meat-only diet has gone viral on social media, with its proponents claiming that humans evolved to exist on animal protein alone
3 min |
March/April 2023
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THINKING POSITIVELY CAN BE GOOD FOR YOUR BODY, NOT JUST YOUR BRAIN
Looking for an upside in any given situation can improve everything from the immune system to heart health
3 min |
March/April 2023
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LOVE HURTS
Slicing, biting, slashing, cannibalising... these are not words we would naturally associate with romance. But there is beauty and splendour to be seen in the shadier side of animal mating
7 min |
March/April 2023
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Artificial sweeteners found in sugar-free foods can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria
The discovery could help in the war against superbugs
1 min |
March/April 2023
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RECOMMENDED HEALTH TARGETS: DO THEY WORK?
Get your five-a-day. Sleep eight hours. Drink eight glasses of water. These are just a few of the ‘essential’ health guidelines we’re supposed to live by, but who can really manage all of the above? And do these ‘commandments’ stand up to scrutiny?
6 min |
March/April 2023
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VIDEOCONFERENCING STIFLES CREATIVITY
Being tethered to a screen makes us less likely to mentally wander, and this has an impact on our creative thinking
2 min |
March/April 2023
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THE HIDDEN ROOMS OF TUTANKHAMUN'S TOMB
A century ago, Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered. But even today, controversy still rages over whether it contains undiscovered chambers. Here, an Egyptologist puts the rumours to bed... or, rather, firmly into their sarcophagus
6 min |
March/April 2023
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A lab to live by
CERN continues to be a hotspot for scientific discovery
4 min |
September/October 2022
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HOW OUR BRAINS DECLINE AS WE AGE
The charts could one day be used as a clinical tool to help track patients’ brain development and diagnose neurodevelopmental disorders
3 min |
September/October 2022
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HOW TO BUILD THE FUTURE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
At the Polarization Lab in North Carolina, multidisciplinary researchers – including social scientists, statisticians and computer scientists – are breaking apart the social media status quo to rebuild it, one peer-reviewed brick at a time
5 min |
September/October 2022
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LAB GROWN MEAT
Everything you need to know about a future where you can have your steak and eat it…
9 min |
September/October 2022
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W BOSON: IS IT ABOUT TO BREAK PHYSICS?
The mass of the W boson, a subatomic particle, appears to be wrong. What could this mean for the Standard Model of particle physics?
3 min |
September/October 2022
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STIMULATION AND SIGNALLING
Using magnets to influence the brain could lead to revolutionary new depression treatment. The method, tested in rats, targets star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes. Neuroscientists Dr Yichao Yu and Prof Mark Lythgoe at University College London tell us more…
5 min |
July/August 2022
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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION: WHY IS IT BEING RETIRED AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO IT?
The last decade of the ageing space station’s life will feature private occupants, movies and an eventual watery grave
3 min |
July/August 2022
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THE PERILS OF FOLKLORE
Seemingly innocuous folk cures and old wives’ tales can have a darker side
2 min |
July/August 2022
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THE EXPLAINER: TORNADOES
All about tornadoes
3 min |