Amy Fleming

Amy Fleming is a freelance writer. She has penned pieces for The Guardian, Intelligent Life, the FT, Newsweek, Psychologies and the Telegraph.

Recent articles by Amy Fleming

Woman surround by symbols representing different health targets

10,000 steps, 8 hours sleep… Here’s what modern science actually says about recommended health targets

Woman drinking bottle of water

The hydration equation: One simple, science-backed way to tell if you’re drinking enough water

a person with red nail polish crushing a pastry

How the recommended daily calorie allowance failed us all

Five portions of fruit and veg

The five-a-day fallacy: How to actually get enough fruit and veg in your diet

What is lab grown meat? A scientist explains the taste, production and safety of artificial foods © Getty Images

Everyday science

Beginner’s guide What is lab-grown meat?

What is blue light? © Getty Images

Everyday science

What is blue light?

Beat the burnout: How science can help you get the better of pandemic fatigue © James Minchall

Beat the burnout How to fight pandemic fatigue with science

The stress test: What heart rate variability can tell you about your mental health © Getty Images

The stress test What heart rate variability can tell you about your mental health

Why are we so angry? © Getty Images/Magic Torch

Why social media makes us so angry, and what you can do about it

Vegetative states: Is anybody in there? © Sébastien Thibault

Vegetative states Is anybody in there?

What's in the British gut? © Getty Images

The British microbiome: how our guts can tell us more than our genes