Is Your Messy Kitchen Giving You the Munchies?
Chaotic environments such as messy kitchens can cause stress, which can then lead us to over-snack on calorific treats – twice as many cookies according to this study!
Category: Snippets
What is a Number?
There’s a large range of ways to depict any number, but none of these depictions answers the question: what is the fundamental nature of a number?
Novel Treatment for Incurable Prader-Willi Syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome is a devastating genetic disease with no treatment. But is a cure as simple as turning the relevant genes back on?
The Plight of the Tusked Elephant
Witness “natural” selection as ivory poaching causes an evolutionary change in African elephants, as increasing numbers are born without tusks.
Amphibian Murder Mystery
Frogs and other amphibians are being driven to extinction by a deadly fungus. So how does the fungus survive and continue to spread? Could crayfish be the key?
Human Gut Inspires Long-life Battery
We’re desperate for a next-generation battery to power our lives for longer. Could the human intestine help in the quest for longer battery life?
Chubby Hubbies: Fat Crickets Are Better at Sex
With more energy to invest in sex calls, well-fed male crickets are better able to attract female attention than their hungry counterparts.
ExoMars Mission: After Schiaparelli
The Schiaparelli lander may have crashed during its Mars landing but the mission can still provide fascinating insights into the Red Planet.
