How tests and wrong answers help us remember what we learn
By Nate Kornell, Williams College
Teachers give tests to find out what their students know. But tests do a lot more than that and can...
A high oil price might be a good thing for the world – here’s...
By Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington
Oil prices have fallen dramatically since August – and, rather counter-intuitively, this could be a bad thing. As...
Most disappointing headline ever (No, chocolate will not improve your memory)
By Ian Musgrave
This morning I woke to the most disappointing headline ever. “A Bite to Remember? Chocolate Is Shown to Aid Memory” was prominent...
Lack of new drugs is being overcome by new ways of delivering old ones
By Benjamin Burke, University of Hull
Development of new drugs for treatment of disease is an expensive, time-consuming and labour-intensive effort for both pharmaceutical companies...
Official healthy food guide hasn’t changed in 20 years: five things that need updating
By Kremlin Wickramasinghe, University of Oxford and Mike Rayner, University of Oxford
The Eatwell plate is the UK government’s official food guide about which foods...
Dinosaur puzzle solved, revealing the weirdest-looking creature to walk the planet
By Stephen Brusatte, University of Edinburgh
Everywhere scientists look it seems like they are finding dinosaurs. A new species is emerging at the astounding pace...
New BBC series reveals more about the wise old elephant, but many mysteries remain
By Vicky Taylor, The Open University and David Robinson, The Open University
The life story of any animal involves daily struggles and triumphs, twists and...
Ebola’s impact on the West African economy
By Enase Okonedo, Lagos Business School
Of the 16 countries in West Africa only three – Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone – are affected...
