Shift work causes breast cancer in mice, according to a new study – so…
Shift work causes breast cancer in mice, according to a new study – so what does this mean for humans?
Richard Stevens, University of Connecticut
A...
Why British universities should rethink selecting students by academic ability
Why British universities should rethink selecting students by academic ability
Tim Blackman, Middlesex University
Britain’s university entrance system, in which students are selected based on their...
No, Kim Kardashian’s pregnant selfie is not a work of art
No, Kim Kardashian's pregnant selfie is not a work of art
Victoria Anderson, Cardiff University
Kim Kardashian has made headlines again for a selfie. And this...
Mass grave reveals organised violence among Europe’s first farmers
Mass grave reveals organised violence among Europe's first farmers
Rick Schulting, University of Oxford
The discovery of 26 bodies with lethal injuries in a 7,000 year...
Play linked to sluggish growth in infant monkeys – but should humans worry?
Phyllis Lee, University of Stirling
For more than a century, researchers have tried to pin down exactly why so many animal species play in their...
Canary in the Gold King Mine: legacy of abandoned mines means more spills
Ronald R H Cohen, Colorado School of Mines
You are gazing over the clear stream, thinking of fishing the crystal waters in the Rockies. The...
Forget Freud, research on dream imagery may help us understand consciousness
Uma Shahani, Glasgow Caledonian University
Rapid eye movements (REMs) during sleep may contribute to the visual part of our dreams by acting as a switch...
Hard Evidence: how has the sharing economy changed job security?
Hard Evidence: how has the sharing economy changed job security?
Ian Brinkley, Lancaster University
There has been a great deal of attention given to the development...
