Helen Glenny

Helen is a freelance science and travel journalist, with a background in neuroscience and physiology.

Recent articles by Helen Glenny

illustration of figures running through a head in circles, representing rumination

Obsession: Why your brain gets stuck in thought – and how to break free

Benefits of cold water swimming: Why an icy dip is good for your mental and physical health © Adam Gale

Cold water swimming Why an icy dip is good for your mental and physical health

Chris Packham interview: Overpopulation, Alan Turing, and Donald Trump © Getty Images

Chris Packham on overpopulation "The first thing I’d do is globally emancipate and educate women"

BABYLON, HILLAH, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 20, 2016: This is DigitalGlobe closeup satellite imagery of the remains and location of Babylon -- and ancient city in Mesopotamia. Located in Hillah, Iraq. (Photo DigitalGlobe via Getty Images)

Earth’s ancient geography ‘directed the course of human evolution’

Electroconvulsive therapy: with ECT clinics closing nationwide, is the UK losing a life-saving therapy? © Emmanuel Polanco

Electroconvulsive therapy With ECT clinics closing nationwide, is the UK losing a life-saving therapy?

How can we save our planet? - Sir David Attenborough © BBC

Science Focus Podcast How can we save our planet? - Sir David Attenborough

What does a world with an ageing population look like? – Sarah Harper © Getty Images

Sarah Harper What does a world with an ageing population look like?

What does it mean to be a man? – Gary Barker © Emmanuel Polanco

Gary Barker What does it mean to be a man?

How to choose the best fitness tracker © Getty Images

Future Technology

Troubleshoot How to choose the best fitness tracker

A crisis of knowledge: why what we don't know is as important as what we do © Getty Images

Everyday science

A crisis of knowledge: why what we don’t know matters

© Getty Images

Everyday science

Leonardo da Vinci’s forgotten legacy

How do I make the perfect cup of tea? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Troubleshoot How do I make the perfect cup of coffee?

Can science explain everything? - Michael Blastland © Getty Images

Everyday science

Michael Blastland Can science explain everything?

The pioneering new technique that starves people of sleep to treat depression © Science Photo Library

Wake therapy The new technique that starves people of sleep to treat depression

How to get the best night's sleep © Getty Images

Troubleshoot How to get the best night's sleep