Cracking joints doesn’t cause arthritis and could even serve a useful purpose

Why do people do it, is it harmful, what makes the noises and what would happen if our joints were not able to crack?

Neil Tuttle, The Conversation

· Feb 05, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Even the young can die during sex, finds a new study

In more than half the cases of sudden cardiac death during sex, the heart was found to be structurally normal.

David C Gaze, The Conversation

· Jan 29, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Understanding the science of ageing that Jeff Bezos wants to conquer

Ageing happens on cellular level – it isn’t just a change in how we feel or look.

Daniel M Davis, The Conversation

· Jan 24, 2022 · 09:30 pm

How do some people live past 100 years? Studying rare mutations may crack the scientific mystery

Over 60% of centenarians have genetic changes that alter the genes which regulate growth in early life.

Richard Faragher, The Conversation

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Nir Barzilai, The Conversation

· Dec 27, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Why we find the sound of our voice cringeworthy

The discomfort is probably due to a mix of physiology and psychology.

Neel Bhatt, The Conversation

· May 22, 2021 · 11:30 pm

No, not everything about men’s sexual behaviour can be explained by testosterone

The sex hormone has been mislabelled – and too often used to excuse inappropriate actions.

Matthew Gutmann, Aeon

· Mar 21, 2020 · 11:30 pm

The buzz: The science of why coffee wakes you in the morning

The main active ingredients in coffee are caffeine and a suite of antioxidants.

Thomas Merritt, The Conversation

· Jan 23, 2020 · 08:30 pm

Born this way: Evolution has hardwired us to be lazy

A study shows that it takes us less effort to embrace mechanism of a sedentary lifestyle – escalators, elevators, cars.

Boris Cheval, The Conversation

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Matthieu Boisgontier, The Conversation

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Philippe Sarrazin, The Conversation

· Dec 24, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Food habits to drug use: A person’s fingerprints can reveal a lot more than just identity

Research indicates that a fingerprint could give a molecular signature that could reveal aspects of an individual’s lifestyle and environment.

Melanie Bailey, The Conversation

· May 01, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Naked Utopia: How England’s first nudists imagined the future

A century ago, utopian thinkers and practitioners predicted the coming of a nude world of liberated bodies.

Annebella Pollen, The Conversation

· Apr 16, 2018 · 11:30 pm

The human brain’s capacity for visual imagination is severely limited. Here’s why that matters

These limitations can constrain what we are able to achieve, in daily as well as in therapeutic interventions.

Rebecca Keogh, Aeon

· Dec 29, 2017 · 11:30 pm

Ayurveda, yoga and western medicine: Understanding the human body depends on medical tradition

A history of Ayurvedic medical concepts is being exhibited at London’s Wellcome Collection.

Suzanne Newcombe, The Conversation

· Nov 21, 2017 · 01:30 pm