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Storm Otto caused havoc across Scotland last week. Yet it was unusual in that it was the first named storm to hit our shores this autumn and winter. ...
Think you can tell when someone’s being dishonest with you? Think again. Richard Wiseman, a professor of the public understanding of psychology at the...
The World Health Organisation recently released a report stating that fungal infections currently kill around 2 million people a year and that they pr...
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How strong are your powers of persuasion? Probably a lot greater than you realise. That’s according to social psychologist Vanessa Bohns, professor of...
A recent study carried out by the Globe at Night project – a citizen science program involving more than 50,000 observations from volunteers around th...
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Every cell in our body – bones, skin, muscle, nerves – has a tiny voltage, like a battery. This bioelectricity enables our brains to send messages, bu...
From 27-29 January the RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) will invite the nation to count the birds in our green spaces. Adrian Thom...
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In December 2022, representatives from governments and other official bodies from around the world met in Montreal for COP15: The UN Biodiversity Conf...
Struggling to form a new habit? Or kick an unhelpful one? While behaviour change is doubtlessly difficult, it can be made easier with a few simple psy...
