Let’s hear it for psychology, a better than average science
9 May 2018
It’s often derided as a pseudoscience, but every once in a while experimental psychology delivers a result that changes the way we think about ourselves
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Deluded drivers: The startling discovery that changed psychology
9 May 2018
A 1960s survey of drivers hospitalised after accidents found that they still rated their skills as exceptional – and we all have similar blind spots
Self-repairing organs could save your life in a heartbeat
9 May 2018
Our cells are more malleable than we thought – and by transforming them inside the body, we can mend broken hearts or even degenerating brains from within
There is no secret burial chamber in Tutankhamun’s tomb
9 May 2018
It was hoped apparent chambers in Tutankhamun’s tomb might be the burial place of Queen Nefertiti, the wife of his father. But radar shows there’s probably nothing there
Colombia’s peace deal unwittingly unleashed hell on the Amazon
8 May 2018
Ever since Colombia signed a historic peace deal with the FARC guerrillas, farmers and criminal gangs have been burning its portion of the Amazon rainforest
Hawaii volcano is causing havoc and will spew lava for days
8 May 2018
The Kilauea volcano is unlikely to erupt explosively, but it will probably keep pumping out devastating lava for many days to come
Tourism is four times worse for the climate than we thought
7 May 2018
Tourism is being blamed for 8 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, and it emits more every year – making it harder to stop dangerous climate change
People adapted to the cold and got more migraines as a result
3 May 2018
A gene variant that helps humans cope with colder climates also seems to have put people living in northerly regions at a higher risk of migraine
Are we deluding ourselves when we shop for eco-friendly stuff?
3 May 2018
A highly critical new report questions the worth of the sustainability logos that appear on many products. Are they still a force for good, wonders Fred Pearce
Ancient humans in Philippines may have given rise to ‘hobbits’
2 May 2018
A butchered rhino found on the island of Luzon shows early humans were living in the Philippines 709,000 years ago, which may explain the origins of the diminutive Homo floresiensis
