Going without sleep for too long kills animals but scientists are only just starting to work out why.
The constant distraction of social media could be preventing our minds from settling into a deeper, more complete feeling of boredom.
Long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) both seem to impact the oldest parts of the brain in a curiously similar fashion.
If you need a good laugh, watch comedian James Veitch talk about his experiences responding to spam email.
Have a go at navigating a ship through the Suez Canal, one of the world’s busiest nautical thoroughfares.
All our ancestors had plenty of fur. According to a new study on relatively hairless mammals, we still have the means to be hirsute. Those genes, it seems, have simply been switched off.
Short, engaging description of what researchers need to know about predatory journals (and how to avoid them).
Listen to Tim Urban talk about procrastination using a cartoon monkey and a panic monster.
An engaging video story about the efficacy of using comics to improve health care.
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