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What Big Food really doesn’t want you to know about ultra-processed snacks
There could be a reason willpower often wilts in the face of junk foods – their addictive qualities might be overriding our resolve
'We have no freaking clue' what weight-loss drugs are doing to your brain, warns Cambridge professor
We know the effects on our bodies. But what about our minds? From depression to addiction and mood, GLP-1s could have neurological impacts
How to spot ‘dark empaths’, the dangerous psychopaths and narcissists who feel empathy
The view of a compassionless psychopath is outdated. In fact, new research shows that those with dark personality traits are much more complicated than that.
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'It's a planet within a planet': Experts have found a strange secret realm hidden at Earth's core
At the border between Earth's core and the mantle above, scientists are discovering a hidden world
Why dementia can be harder to spot in women – and the signs to look for
There is more to cognitive decline than just memory loss
Why do dogs circle round and round before pooping?
There really is nothing science hasn't turned its attention to
Watching body language won’t catch a liar. Asking these questions will
A nose-scratch here and an ear-tug there? The way we look for signs of lying is all wrong, say expert interrogators
You’ll never guess which country is leading the world on sustainability
An analysis of 177 countries’ green credentials put the US in 19th place and the UK in third
We may finally know how Hannibal got his elephants across the Alps
Long thought lost to history, two biologists claim to have found the most likely route taken through the mountains by the military genius
Why does my cat get zoomies on a full Moon?
The Lunar Zoomies, playing a late-night gig near you soon
Experts spent 30 years studying penguin poop from space – and found something really weird
Researchers used satellite imagery to chart how the guano changed colour over three decades
Everything you've been told about your metabolism and age is wrong
It turns out we have much more control over our bodies as we age than you might think
Experts unveil the one country with the longest lifespan – but there's a surprising catch
Scientists calculated the lifespan of 204 countries
I've spent my career studying ageing. Here are the 7 ways I slow my biological clock
Meet the scientist who’s testing cutting-edge ageing research on his own body
'Your cognitive peak isn't in your 20s': A landmark study just demolished everything we thought about brain ageing
A landmark study says your brain can get sharper, not duller, with age. But is it as easy as it sounds?
'There's going to be a lot of unexpected babies': the side effect of GLP-1s nobody is talking about, according to a Cambridge professor
From pregnancies to Parkinson’s, scientists are only beginning to understand how weight-loss drugs might interact with other medicines
This article is scientifically proven to improve your willpower
Scientists are discovering there are some mind tricks that can take your powers of self-control to the next level…
These are the most dishonest countries in the world, according to science
What 17,000 lost wallets reveal about who you can trust around the globe
5 ways to actually spot a narcissist, according to the experts who study them
They're not always loud or obvious – here's what researchers say to look for instead
5 illusions that reveal how your brain warps reality
Your brain doesn’t see the world, it invents it. Welcome to the strange science of perception – and how to fix it when the illusion goes wrong
Why are more older people dying after falls?
Some medications might make older adults more likely to fall, doctors warn – and they're being more widely prescribed
'Houston, we have a homicide!': Meet the detectives preparing to solve murders in space
Gravity, decomposition, blood spatter – almost everything a detective relies on works differently in space
Should I stop eating hot dogs?
We dig into the study behind the scary stat – and find a surprisingly tasty way to cancel it out
The food pairings that multiply the nutrients your body absorbs
It's time to start nutrimaxxing
