Children

Why do young children pick their noses and eat it? © Getty

Why do young children pick their noses and eat it?

Gender stereotypes affect child development, but are we on the brink of a backlash? © Getty Images

Gender stereotypes affect child development, but are we on the brink of a backlash?

Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore is winner of the 2018 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize (£20, Doubleday)

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore: how to understand teenage brain development

Can a DNA test differentiate between a person's father and brother? © Getty images

Can a DNA test differentiate between a person’s father and brother?

What we got wrong about pandas and teenagers © Getty Images

What we got wrong about pandas and teenagers

Should we ban homework? © getty Images

Should we stop setting homework?

Is it possible to get pregnant when you’re already pregnant? © Getty Images

Is it possible to get pregnant when you’re already pregnant?

Do babies have nightmares? © Getty Images

Do babies have nightmares?

How important are developmental milestones really? © Getty Images

How important are developmental milestones really?

Zinc ‘fireworks’ show off a good egg © iStock

Zinc ‘fireworks’ show off a good egg

Does sugar make children hyperactive? © Getty Images

Does sugar make children hyperactive?

Do children have a better sense of smell than adults? © Getty Images

Do children have a better sense of smell than adults?

What connects gold and baby hair? © Getty Images

What connects gold and baby hair?

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Maybe it’s time to rethink what we “know” about sex