Talk to the Right Because the Left Isn’t Listening
Do you think you have a favourite ear? Recent research has shown that most people prefer to listen with their right ear when forced to choose between the two.
Category: Life Sciences
The Psycho-Social Impact of Facial Reconstructive Surgery
Clare Allely faces up to what it means to have a new face.
Seeing Red – Presumptive Tests for Blood
Felicity Carlysle gets colourful looking at the methods used by crime scene investigators to detect blood.
Sleep Matters
Recently, the Mental Health Foundation published a report entitled ‘Sleep Matters’ as part of Mental Health Awareness Week.
Back Pain? Great Grandpa Might Hold the Answer…
New and old are coming together in a bid to develop new treatments for chronic back pain.
Can Giraffes Float?
An online debate on this subject spurred Dr Darren Naish to investigate it further using computational analysis to predict a giraffe’s buoyancy in water and its potential swimming ability.
User-Friendly Onions
Ever wished you could curse the pesky chemicals responsible for making your eyes water when you slice into the flesh of an onion?
Queen Bee Turns out to be a Commoner
A recent study into the genetics of bees has shed light on the hereditary of the illustrious Queen Bee.
