Deborah Bloomfield

You’ve probably heard the phrase “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”, either from Kelly Clarkson or Nietzsche. In both versions, and as the phrase is now generally used, it basically means you get stronger by facing adversity. “It’s become almost like a cultural touchstone,” Eranda Jayawickreme, a psychologist who has researched “post-traumatic growth” told […]

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For people looking to turn over a new leaf and lose some weight or improve their wellness, figuring out how to go about it can be extremely overwhelming and challenging. When over 71,000 health and fitness apps are available globally, how can you choose just one to begin? Before stressing about that, try asking yourself why […]

A model for how protons pass through water has been vindicated using X-ray spectroscopy. Astonishingly, the model it replaces dates back to 1806, despite the fact protons were not discovered until more than 100 years later. In the early 19th Century, the discovery of the electric cell made many experiments in electricity possible, but observation […]

As the virus behind COVID-19 has mutated and changed, so too have the symptoms associated with infection, and experts believe the dominant strain expected to cause a case surge this winter is no different.  While the top symptoms of previous strains have included fever, loss of smell, and a runny nose, the new most reported […]

The faces of a young medieval woman, a chubby-faced cleric, and a man with a cleft palate have now been digitally reconstructed using 3D scans and forensic techniques. Their faces have even been turned into 3D animations, with the aim of bringing people that little bit closer to Scottish history.  The faces come from three […]

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If family members in your home suffer from persisting symptoms of COVID-19, then it’s more likely that you too will experience lingering symptoms, according to a new study.  The discovery was recently made by a team of scientists from the University of Freiburg who studied 1,267 children and adults in Germany from 341 different family […]

Gum diseases are among the most common chronic human diseases, affecting between 20 to 50% of people worldwide. They happen when plaque, a sticky film of bacteria, builds up on teeth. The earliest stages of gum disease are treatable and reversible (gingivitis). But some people develop a chronic destructive form of gum disease, which is […]

In 1483, two young princes in line for the throne entered the Tower of London and were never seen again. After 191 years, the remains of two young children were uncovered in Windsor Castle buried beneath a stone staircase. After an examination of the remains in 1933, the bones were placed back into an urn […]

Redditors have been sharing their favorite “myths that people still believe”, and we’re willing to bet you either believe one of them or know someone who does.  Here are a few of the best ones. As always, we’ll jump in if anything needs elaborating. Advertisement Yes, there’s a strange urban myth that if you swallow […]

The world is inching ever closer to climate catastrophe as humans continue to destroy habitats, pollute oceans, and pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. As things stand, the world’s animals face the full force of the damage. Species are going extinct at a rapid rate, and while many scientists toil away at trying to stem […]

Charles Darwin once discovered the rare bird he had been searching for for years – halfway through chowing it down for Christmas dinner. When you picture Darwin, you may imagine him in the Galapagos diligently taking notes while observing a finch, maybe remarking on slight differences between it and another very similar finch. You probably […]

Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo is the winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and he will receive a prize worth 10 million Swedish kronor (896,256.51 US dollars). The prestigious award was given for “discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution,” a field that is now known as paleogenomics. The […]

Tesla boss Elon Musk has revealed the company’s humanoid robot after a lot of hype. Just before “Optimus” shuffled out on stage and awkwardly waved, the billionaire assured the crowd that it wasn’t just a guy in a spandex suit like their last event. Nevertheless, some experts remained unimpressed. Optimus was presented in the first […]

The big picture of Earth’s geologic history over the last 2 billion years is of continents coming together and then breaking apart every 600 million years or so. A future rejoining is inevitable, but geologists have long debated whether it will occur when the Americas’ west coasts run into Asia, or if their east coasts […]

The winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo. The award was given for “discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution.” The prize is worth 10 million Swedish kronor (896,256.51 US dollars).  The award recognizes how the Swedish geneticist’s work in the field of evolutionary […]

Our siblings play a central role in our childhoods, so it stands to reason they influence our personality in the long term. In particular, researchers have long been interested in how growing up with a sister compared to a brother might influence who we become as adults. How do children interact with their sister or […]