Societies become increasingly fragile over their lifetime

Terrorism rather than pandemics more concerning for those with those with authoritarian views, analysis shows

How climate change could be affecting your brain

Early women parliamentary candidates found it harder to make unique appeals to represent the ‘woman’s point of view’ over time because of increasing national control over campaigning…

Brain health in over 50s deteriorated more rapidly during the pandemic

Hot weather reduces workers’ productivity – even if their workplace is air conditioned

Head impacts in sport not leading to concussion could still alter brain blood flow regulation

The world may have crossed a “tipping point” that will inevitably make solar power our main source of energy, new research suggests

Amazonian rainforest hides thousands of records of ancient indigenous communities under its forest canopy

Grandparent childcare may not help the wellbeing of mums or reduce mother-child conflict, study suggests

Post Office Scandal victims suffering from PTSD and depression, study shows

Inactivity during childhood could increase the chance of heart attacks and strokes later in life, and children and teenagers need to move more to protect their long-term health

Bats gather to feast as nocturnal insects fly through mountain passes in the Pyrenees each autumn, new research shows

Trump’s ascendency down to America’s racial divide not cult leadership, study says

Numerous visual illusions are caused by limits in the way our eyes and visual neurones work – rather than more complex psychological processes, new research shows

Study highlights why people who are sexually harassed might not come forward immediately, or at all

Sounds produced from deep seabed mining activity — expected to operate 24-hours a day, at varying depths — could have a negative impact on whales and other cetacean species still recovering from centuries of exploitation

Ultra-strong ‘threads’ made of proteins help tiny organisms live in boiling acid

Children and young people need lessons in building strong relationships to counteract negative role models and “Disneyfied” portrayals of love, experts say

Scientists have made a fascinating new discovery about the formation of porphyry copper deposits, crucial to our transition to a ‘green economy’

Positive childhood experiences of blue spaces and adult well-being

The largest study of its kind to look at DNA methylation in Alzheimer’s disease found many of the changes in Alzheimer’s disease are in brain cells other than neurons, the cells that actually die as the disease progresses

Researchers studied 12,569,639 posts in 8 far-right, 7 Salafi-jihadist, and 2 Incel forums: they found very small elite of “hyper-posters” can be responsible for up to a third of all extremist posts

Research reveals potentially life-changing impact of internet forums on those in remission from opioid use disorder

Stronger religious beliefs linked to higher levels of sexual satisfaction, study shows

Researches believe to have discovered the answer to a 60-year-old question as to why people find it more difficult to recognise faces from visually distinct racial backgrounds than they do their own: this would appear to be caused by a lack of cognitive visual expertise and not by social bias

The pandemic has led to more people choosing to become “microworkers”, thanks to the use of digital platforms to get paid for short tasks such as coding, translation, surveys and identifying images has provided new opportunities for workers but has also exacerbated labour market inequalities

Gender differences in behaviours linked to faster cognitive decline revealed in research

A new study busts the long-held economic belief that humans are all motivated to want more and more, which could have important implications for sustainability policies.

Combined carbon and health taxes on food products could significantly contribute to net-zero targets and improve the quality of diets, study shows

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