Michael Day
Michael Day is an award-winning freelance journalist and author. He has previously written for titles including The Independent and New Scientist
Recent articles by Michael Day
6 horrifying ways to die on the Moon: The biggest hazards facing NASA's permanent base
If the vacuum doesn’t get you, the cosmic rays or lunar dust might
10 'stupid' inventions the world laughed at, then couldn't live without
From ‘diabolical’ phone lines to ‘feminine’ wheeled suitcases, the first reactions aren’t always the right ones
‘An extremely exciting milestone!’: landmark treatment slashes cholesterol by 62% with a single dose
A recent trial of an experimental gene therapy significantly lowered participants’ ‘bad’ cholesterol after just one injection
The simple questions that can expose any liar, according to psychologists
A nose-scratch here and an ear-tug there? The way we look for signs of lying is all wrong, say expert interrogators
5 ways narcissists aren't who you think they are, according to science
We think we know what a narcissist is, but the myths about treatment, causes and characteristics need busting
Earth's vast fungal networks are unravelling fast – and scientists are scrambling to understand why
This crucial, carbon-fixing network is over 11,000 lights years long – and it’s under threat
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
The 5 most surprising lessons about psychopaths, from the experts who study them
There’s more to psychopathy than the familiar Hollywood tropes
Why the US keeps paying $2bn a year to keep GPS free for other countries
From guiding nuclear missiles to staying ahead of China and Russia, here’s the real reason Washington keeps footing the bill
How to tell if your boss is a narcissist: Scientists discover key new sign
They like to be admired in the flesh, so prefer their team in the office to enjoy being bowed down to in person
The Neanderthal extinction mystery just got even stranger
Analysis of DNA from Neanderthal bones revealed that a group in Western Europe were surprisingly healthy, shortly before they disappeared
'Remarkable': Archaeologists find 3,000 objects in Dutch valley from Stone Age to WWII
The finds span thousands of years, confirming how humans have been attracted to water sources for millennia
Chance of mega earthquake hitting California now at a 'historic high', experts warn
The faults beneath Los Angeles are at their highest stress in 1,000 years – and overdue a release
Weird signals keep reaching Earth from across the Galaxy – and we may finally have the key to reading them
A mysterious "stellar Rosetta Stone" may crack a code that's puzzled scientists for years
Part of Earth’s core has switched directions. And nobody really knows why
The event could be part of a natural cycle in iron flows that give Earth its protect magnetic field
We might finally know how the pyramids were built
New research suggests the answer was hiding inside the structure all along
We may have just cracked one of Stonehenge's greatest mysteries
A glacier may have carried the site’s massive Altar Stone part of the way from Scotland
