Five tips to find what really brings you joy outside of work

Your joy is unique to you and you have to listen to yourself keenly to truly understand it.

Alison Bishop, Lecturer in Positive Psychology Coaching, University of East London • conversation
Feb. 25, 2025 ~6 min

Fossil footprints reveal what may be the oldest known handcarts - new research

How people got stuff around before wheels.

Sally Christine Reynolds, Associate Professor in Hominin Palaeoecology, Bournemouth University • conversation
Feb. 24, 2025 ~5 min


Why religion is fundamental to addressing climate change

The climate crisis demands new ways of thinking, new ways of perceiving reality. Religion is fundamental to achieving that.

Hanane Benadi, Research Officer, Religion and Global Society, London School of Economics and Political Science • conversation
Feb. 24, 2025 ~6 min

Fast furniture is terrible for the environment – here are five ways to spot it

Fast furniture is a burden on our waste systems.

Katryn Furmston, PhD candidate in sustainable furniture, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Feb. 21, 2025 ~6 min

Your pupils change size as you breathe – here’s why this new discovery is important

It was previously believed that our pupil size was only affected by three things: light, focusing on nearby objects and cognitive effects.

Martin Schaefer, Postdoctoral Researcher in Cognitive Neuroscience and Behavioral Psychology, Karolinska Institutet • conversation
Feb. 21, 2025 ~6 min

Climate change could make more turtles female – but some are starting to adapt

The temperature of a sea turtle’s nest controls the sex and survival rate of their offspring.

Robin Snape, Associate Researcher, Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter • conversation
Feb. 21, 2025 ~6 min

Your dog may be wilder than you think, according to canine sleep research

The sleep behaviour of dogs explained.

Deborah Wells, Reader, School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast • conversation
Feb. 20, 2025 ~7 min

How refugee entrepreneurs are supplying sustainable energy to the camps they live in

Refugees have launched shops, mobile phone charging stations – even cinemas.

Sarah Rosenberg-Jansen, Research Advisor on Humanitarian Energy, University of Oxford • conversation
Feb. 19, 2025 ~7 min


Expanding seaweed farms pose a risk to vital marine life

Without appropriate management, seaweed farming programmes could be dangerous for marine biodiversity and the benefits that humans get from the ocean.

Richard K.F. Unsworth, Associate Professor in Marine Biology, Swansea University • conversation
Feb. 19, 2025 ~7 min

How plants are able to remember stress without a brain

How stress leaves its mark on plants.

Jurriaan Ton, Professor of Plant Environmental Signalling, University of Sheffield • conversation
Feb. 19, 2025 ~7 min

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