Science (Page 172)

nimito/Shutterstock Attachment theory has entered the realm of pop psychology, seemingly providing answers to many common problems. The theory, which is one of the most empirically validated within developmental psychology, revolves around the crucial importance of strong bonds between children and those who care for them. It shows that theContinue Reading

Elvira Tursynbayeva/Shutterstock Dandelions, love them or hate them, are blooming in abundance all over the UK this spring. As an ecologist who studies the insects which visit these flowers, so redolent of sunshine, I have never been able to understand why anyone might hate them. Why do some people despairContinue Reading

Shutterstock / Frame Stock Footage The social separation imposed by the pandemic led us to rely on technology to an extent we might never have imagined – from Teams and Zoom to online banking and vaccine status apps. Now, society faces an increasing number of decisions about our relationship withContinue Reading

Researchers have uncovered the likely genesis of the yeast used to make lager. DavidedeAngelini / Shutterstock Despite a surge in interest in craft beers and ales, lager continues to dominate global sales, with more than 150 billion litres consumed around the world every year. Lager is a beer brewed atContinue Reading

Claudio Caridi, CC BY-SA Seventy years ago, two male scientists, Francis Crick and James Watson, proclaimed they had discovered the secret of life: the structure of DNA. Since then, history has acknowledged how Rosalind Franklin was sidelined. But new archive evidence has cast doubt on the widely accepted narrative –Continue Reading

Images of the snailfish seen at the Izu-Ogasawara Trench. University of Western Australia When thinking of animals that live in the most extreme environments on Earth most of us probably don’t think of the snailfish. Its name may not hint at extraordinary physical capabilities but the snailfish has broken theContinue Reading

Thinnapob Proongsak/Shutterstock You learn from your mistakes. At least, most of us have been told so. But science shows that we often fail to learn from past errors. Instead, we are likely to keep repeating the same mistakes. What do I mean by mistakes here? I think we would allContinue Reading

Privacy concerns over the emergency alert? Here's what you need to know. gov.co.uk/Shutterstock/Canva When disaster strikes, it’s helpful to know what’s going on. This is why the UK government has launched an emergency alerts service, to be used in life-threatening situations including flooding and wildfires. The time has now comeContinue Reading