The UK is experiencing incredibly mild temperatures considering we are a week into November. Despite this, the trees have shed their leaves and everything has taken on a wintery feel. Ever wonder what triggers deciduous trees to drop their leaves in the autumn? This study presents an “autumnal timeline” using
Are you more likely to believe in ghosts and other paranormal entities because you lack self control? This paper from a group in USA suggests that interest in the paranormal is extremely common, but that those individuals who favour instant gratification over considering long-term consequences are predisposed to believe in
Last week, Nature published an article describing the widespread bleaching of corals around the world marks a tipping point in Earth’s climate crisis. This article was based on the work done by a group from the University of Exeter, UK. This study used analyses of fossil reef deposits to
Last week saw the announcements of the 2025 Nobel Prize winners, and the prize for Physiology or Medicine was shared between three researchers “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance”: Mary E. Brunkow; Fred Ramsdell; and Shimon Sakaguchi. In 1995, Sakaguchi discovered regulatory T cells (or Tregs), described their role
Today is World Mental Health Day, a time to reflect on the effects our everyday lives have on our own mental health and how to improve that of those around us. This longitudinal study from the UK explores the relationship between poor mental health and academic attainment in school pupils.
