10 +3 Simple Ways to Reduce Your Cancer Risk
By Alessandro R Demaio, Harvard University
Fact: In 2012, there were 14 million new cancer cases worldwide, and 8.2 million cancer related deaths.
Fact: About 70%...
‘Superfoods’ – another battleground between marketing and common sense
By Michael Vagg, Barwon Health
Over the previous weekend the morning magazine shows I have on during lazy mornings had 2 glamorous nutritionist types breathlessly...
How technology is changing language and the way we think about the world
By David Glance, University of Western Australia
We are getting used to the idea of rapidly developing technologies changing what we can do and how...
Broken sleep? It’s a rollercoaster ride
By Leon Lack, Flinders University
Most people believe normal, healthy sleep should be long and uninterrupted from start to finish.
Well, guess what? They’re wrong.
This erroneous...
Like humans, apes and crows, dolphins use tools to explore the parts others cannot...
By Michael Krützen, University of Zürich
The use of tools is one example of the growing capacity for analytical thought and invention in apes and...
Knowing your child’s reading stage and how to help them
By Ryan Spencer, University of Canberra
Learning to read is a complicated process and parents often wonder if their child is developing reading abilities at...
How our baking obsession began with the green movement
By Rebecca Bramall, University of Brighton
The Great British Bake Off has been attracting its highest-ever ratings after a return to our screens. While many...
Lie detectors and the lying liars who use them
By Hassan Ugail, University of Bradford
As society becomes more and more dependent on machines to make important decisions, the use of technology for lie...
