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There have been quite a few stories recently of ‘the discovery of the century’ – a huge fossil treasure trove in North Dakota dating back 65 million years to when an asteroid hit the earth and caused the mass extinction of dinosaurs. The researchers studying the fossils say they are a snapshot of that day, … More Deep impact – wiping out the dinosaurs
Kat von D, celebrity tattooist and make up entrepreneur, triggered a huge backlash a short while back when she and her husband announced that they wouldn’t be vaccinating their unborn child. I have to admit, I was shocked. Surely sensible-seeming people don’t just flout the fact that because of vaccines, diseases such as polio, scarlet … More Why do people not vaccinate their kids?
Do you believe this: ‘Violent video games like Call of Duty change people’s brains’ ‘Violent video games makes children grow up into aggressive adults’ ‘Violent shooter video games really DO rot your brain’ ‘Violent video games leave teenagers ‘morally immature’ Or this? ‘Violent video games do not affect empathy’ ‘Countries that play more violent video … More Will playing Call of Duty turn me into a psychopath?
We all got taught about food chains in school – lots of plants being eaten by some rabbits, being eaten by one eagle at the top of the pyramid. But how many eagles do you see flitting around North London? Apex predators for a lot of people are animals and birds that they either see on … More Call of the wild – should we reintroduce apex predators?
A brief look at some of the extraordinary images taken by Juno of Jupiter, and new findings about Europa geyser … More Jupiter’s vast cyclones and is there life on Europa?
A recent study has disrupted the cold virus’ replication pathway, but Victorians had more inventive ways of curing the common cold. … More Common cold cured?
Mankind’s next leap – Mars or the Moon? With Juno reaching Jupiter, where next in space? … More Mankind’s next leap – Mars or the Moon?
I have a particular interest in horror, probably because fear is such a primal response to things that are ‘unnatural’ or ‘unexplained’. I like explanations, I like facts and I like scientific proof. What I don’t like is Derek Acorah on Most Haunted trying to convince me that a dog is looking at the ghost … More Seeing ghosts – all in the mind?
The power of anonymity – why do trolls troll? … More The power of anonymity – trolling for lolz
With this year’s controversial badger cull in England having gotten underway, will the latest evidence from Wales suggesting that yearly testing is more effective change the government’s stance? … More Badger culling – an effective way to control bovine TB?
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