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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MARCH 15: School children hold placards and shout slogans as they participate in a protest outside the Scottish Parliament on March 15, 2019 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Students around the world took to the streets on March 15 to protest a lack of climate awareness and demand that elected officials take action on climate change. Inspired by Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old environmental activist who started skipping school since August 2018 to protest outside Sweden's parliament, school and university students worldwide have followed her lead and shared her alarm and anger. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Stressed about climate change? Eight tips for managing eco-anxiety

21 October 2019

People are increasingly reporting anxiety about climate change. Psychotherapists met on Saturday to discuss how best to manage the dread over our impact on the planet


The golden couple

Wildlife photography prize goes to stunning picture of golden monkeys

16 October 2018

Hellbenders, vampire finches, and mud-daubers were among animals depicted in winning photographs in the 2018 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition


smartphone app

No contraceptive is perfect, but can you trust apps to stop pregnancy?

15 August 2018

Birth control app Natural Cycles has come under fire for unwanted pregnancies, but this just reveals how little we understand contraception


So-called ‘holy grail’ cancer test would miss thousands of cases

So-called ‘holy grail’ cancer test would miss thousands of cases

1 June 2018

Newspaper reports have hailed a blood test for detecting several types of cancer as the “holy grail of cancer research”, but it is far from accurate enough


Your boss is probably to blame for meetings starting late

Your boss is probably to blame for meetings starting late

11 April 2018

Half of all meetings start late – and your boss is probably to blame. A study found that meetings delayed just 10 minutes are likely to be less productive


People walking

Electrodes fitted behind your ear can make you walk faster

16 March 2018

A type of electrical skull stimulation makes us step out faster with longer strides – a finding that could help people with balance disorders to walk more easily


Brain zap can make people re-experience old dreams while awake

Brain zap can make people re-experience old dreams while awake

9 March 2018

While déjà-vu is a false feeling of familiarity, déjà-rêvé is a rare experience of suddenly recalling a dream – and it can be sparked by zapping the brain


An older and younger woman in a kitchen

Daughters of older mums are more likely to never have children

7 December 2017

An analysis of thousands of women has found that the older your mother was when you were born, the more likely you are to be childless – but we don’t know why


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