The woman who can smell Parkinson’s disease

24 years ago, Joy Milne, a now 67 year old from Perth, noticed a strange and ‘different’ smell on her...

Can mushrooms stimulate healthy ageing?

Photo Credit: Marco Verch via Flickr Mushrooms are divisive, as far as foods go. Some people love their earthy flavour...

Sleeping sickness, caused by single celled species Trypanosoma brucei, is a fatal vector-borne parasitic disease. The parasite is found in...

Photo Credit: Jerome Dacq Art may be a window into the human condition, but as it turns out, art can...

The common honeybee (Apis melifera) is a fascinating creature. Bees are not only among the most common pollinators of plants...

On being asked about the dangers of his deep sea adventures, Michael Mueller, the famous shark photographer from Los Angeles,...

“Don’t drink, avoid sugary snacks and, of course, don’t forget to take your folic acid.” If only it were that...

On Saturday December 1st, TEDxUniversity of Edinburgh hosted their first event of the semester, a series of talks entitled “TEDxWomen:...