Usually it’s considered vain to pose in front of the mirror, but in the world of animal psychology such posturing provides an insight into the mind. Self-awareness is often thought to be limited to the […]
Electrical brain stimulation to treat stuttering
Stuttering is defined as the involuntary repetition of sounds when speaking, and may be neurogenic (caused by the nervous system) or psychogenic (caused by the mind or mentality). Stuttering is relatively common in childhood, affecting […]
FACT – or not a fact?
FACT: 89% of the statistics you read online or in the media are misinterpreted or misrepresented. A petition to ban plastic water bottles from the Leeds University Union Co-op gained traction in early March, securing […]
Could Llamas Be the Missing Link for Flu Vaccines?
Influenza kills between 250,000 and 400,000 people worldwide every year, according to estimates by the World Health Organisation. In the UK, around 600 people die annually of flu complications. However, some years are much worse […]
Lacklustre Red List
Probably best known for its red list, in which the status of species are classified from Least Concern to Extinct, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is heavily consulted by researchers in a […]
A Recovery of Endurance
On the 5th December 1914, a man and his crew set sail to conquer the last frontier of wilderness. Unfortunately, history’s premier trans-antarctic exhibition, conducted by legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton, was doomed to fail. Just […]
Out and proud in Science
When asked to name an LGBTQ+ scientist, Alan Turing is often the first and only name which comes to peoples’ minds. The tragic suppression of his sexuality is a story that’s stuck with the public […]
Is palm oil pure evil?
You may have seen the Iceland Christmas advert plastered all over Facebook after it was banned from television. Judged too political, it featured an orangutan urging us to stop using palm oil in order to […]
The Age of the Chickens/The Planet of the Chickens/ Rise of the Planet of the Chickens/Jurassic Poultry/you see where I’m going here…
What will future discoverers find in the rotting ruins of our society? Classical art? Icons of architecture? Relentless machines of war? Actually, it’ll most likely just be a lot chicken bones. Figures. Geologists have announced […]
Do we need to detox?
The word detox is mentioned a lot with the onset of a new year. The adverts for detox teas or juice cleanses are plastered everywhere, promising to rid the body of the ‘toxins’ we accumulated […]