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You really can die of sadness – and also happiness
Dying of a broken heart was just a figure of speech until 2002 when Dr Hikaru Sato...
Banning artificial stone could prevent 100 lung cancers and 1,000 cases of silicosis, where dust scars the lungs
Silica dust is a very fine dust produced when products such as bricks, concrete...
Light pollution is disrupting the seasonal rhythms of plants and trees, lengthening pollen season in US cities
City lights that blaze all night are profoundly disrupting urban plants’ phenology...
Stronger democracies have seen fewer excess deaths during COVID – new research
Through the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become clear that an effective response to...
We studied how the Antarctic ice sheet advanced and retreated over 10,000 years. It holds warnings for the future
Alarming stories from Antarctica are now more frequent than ever; the ice surface...
Heatwaves worsen mental health conditions
Heatwaves have a huge impact on our physical and mental health
Electric eels inspired the first battery two centuries ago and now point a way to future battery technologies
As the world’s need for large amounts of portable energy grows at an ever-increasing...
Many medications affect more than one target in the body – some drug designers are embracing the ‘side effects’ that had been seen as a drawback
Drugs don’t always behave exactly as expected
How much money do people want to achieve their ideal life? Our research gave a surprising result
Money can’t buy happiness. Many of us are told this at some point in our lives,...
Social media can be a force for good in a crisis: lessons from Lagos
In times of crisis, it is especially crucial that governments share accurate, up...
COVID is no gamble: physics-inspired simulations predict waves in four countries
As a physicist, I am trained to look for patterns in data. For example, the motion...
Five billion people can’t afford surgery – a team of innovators could soon change this
Have you or a loved one ever needed surgery? Imagine what your life would be like...
Plurilingual parenting: why many experts think families who speak multiple languages should just go with the flow
Many of us live not just in diverse societies, but what anthropologist Steven Vertovec...
Dark matter: our review suggests it’s time to ditch it in favour of a new theory of gravity
We can model the motions of planets in the Solar System quite accurately using Newton’s...
Sports can help prevent violent extremism in youth
Instances of violent extremism such as the recent attacks on Chinese workers in...
A prescription for health: City vegetable gardens produce more than just food
It’s garden season, which means gardeners are beginning to enjoy their homegrown...