Why teach oracy?
01 September 2014In this article, Professor of Education Neil Mercer argues that ‘talk’ needs tuition; state schools must teach spoken language skills for the sake of social...
Changing global diets is vital to reducing climate change
01 September 2014Healthier diets and reducing food waste are part of a combination of solutions needed to ensure food security and avoid dangerous climate change, say the...
Fighting prostate cancer with a tomato-rich diet
28 August 2014Men who eat over 10 portions a week of tomatoes have an 18 per cent lower risk of developing prostate cancer, new research suggests.
How the British treated 'hardcore' Mau Mau women
28 August 2014New research on the treatment of 'hardcore' female Mau Mau prisoners by the British in the late 1950s sheds new light on how ideas about...
Nanotechnology used to create next-generation holograms for information storage
28 August 2014Holograms made of tiny particles of silver could double the amount of information that can be stored in digital optical devices, such as sensors, displays...
Animals first flex their muscles
27 August 2014A new fossil discovery identifies the earliest evidence for animals with muscles.
Chinese migrant workers in Japan: behind the headlines
26 August 2014Chinese migrant workers in Japan are more than passive victims of difficult work conditions and are able to use their own networks and provide mutual...
Breastfeeding linked to lower risk of postnatal depression
20 August 2014A new study of over 10,000 mothers has shown that women who breastfed their babies were at significantly lower risk of postnatal depression than those...
Misunderstood worm-like fossil finds its place in the Tree of Life
17 August 2014One of the most bizarre-looking fossils ever found - a worm-like creature with legs, spikes and a head difficult to distinguish from its tail –...
The beetle’s white album
15 August 2014The physical properties of the ultra-white scales on certain species of beetle could be used to make whiter paper, plastics and paints, while using far...