Older adults who follow healthy diets accumulate chronic diseases more slowly – new study
A 15-year study found older adults with healthy diets aged better and developed diseases more slowly, contrary to those eating more inflammatory foods.
Street lamps aren’t the only form of artificial light pollution – here’s how to create darker nights
Light Pollution is a significant environmental issue and is spreading rapidly. The good news is that it is easy to fix – find out how here…
My new history of romanticism shows how enslavement shaped European culture
Romanticism centred on the idealisation of human freedom in all its forms.
Mountains of fire: what hillwalking with my father taught me about the origins of oil exploration
A memoir of the author’s childhood spent climbing with her father, a much-travelled oil reservoir engineer.
Yazidi genocide victims offered glimmer of hope for justice – but challenges remain
Recent prosecutions across Europe bring a glimmer of hope for the justice Yazidis have long been seeking.
Netflix is now using generative AI – but it risks leaving viewers and creatives behind
The groundbreaking use of generative AI in final film footage begs questions of the audience that are rooted in deep human psychology.
‘Fibremaxxing’ is trending – here’s why that could be a problem
Adults should aim for around 30g of fibre a day. Double that amount and the results could spell trouble.
A company says it could turn mercury into gold using nuclear fusion. Can we take this claim seriously?
Californian startup Marathon Fusion says it could produce several tonnes of the element per year.
Why you can’t judge health by weight alone
Weight is a visible, cheap and easy metric – but it doesn’t reflect what matters most: diet quality, physical activity, blood pressure, stress or metabolic health.
