Not an easy choice: the science behind humanity’s dark side
Imade Credit: Teodora Aldea Versatile as ever, The Edinburgh International Science Festival provides insights not only into hard sciences like...
Crohn’s disease research set to benefit from £1.8m funding boost
Image Credit: Nephron via Wikimedia Commons Crohn’s disease is a chronic and often debilitating condition that causes inflammation of the...
Poverty can leave a mark on our DNA
Image Credit: greyloch via Flickr A team at Northwestern University, Illinois, USA, have announced that experience of poverty can leave...
Neuroscientist Gina Rippon dismantled the myth of the ‘female brain’
Image Credit: GregPlom via Pixabay The work of Dr Gina Rippon has veered into controversial territory. More controversial, in fact,...
Health trackers: help or hindrance?
Image Credit: StockSnap via Pixabay CW: Mental health, eating disorders, exercise Health trackers have a huge presence in our lives, whether it’s the health app...
Medical Cannabis: An evening of discussion at Edinburgh Science Festival
Image Credit: futurefilmworks via Pixabay As part of its series of evening discussions, the Edinburgh Science Festival hosted an evening...
No pain, sane brain: Clues to pain and anxiety treatment
Image Credit: geralt via Pixabay Jo Cameron, 71, recently discovered that her pain insensitivity was unlike her peers. This is...
The Event Horizon Telescope reveals the first ever direct image of a black hole
Over 100 years ago, in 1915, Albert Einstein developed his theory of general relativity. This was a mathematical framework which...
This tiny, brazilian frog may have harnessed the power of fluorescence to communicate with other animals
During the rainy season, from mid-October to March, a small, bright yellow frog prowls the floor of the Brazilian Atlantic...