Asthma meds have become shockingly unaffordable − but relief may be on the way
An inhaler that costs nearly $300 in the US goes for just $9 in Germany. What gives?
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Why kids shouldn’t eat added sugar before they turn two, according to a nutritional epidemiologist
Children who are fed diets high in added sugars are more likely than children with lower sugar intakes to have a number of negative health consequences as they develop.
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What Day of the Dead tells us about the Aztec philosophy of happiness
Day of the Dead rituals help people connect with their ancestors, which the Aztecs believed was key to well-being.
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Blindsight: a strange neurological condition that could help explain consciousness
Some blind people seem to be able to see without being conscious of it.
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Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but police often close ranks
No 'blue wall of silence:' A military lawyer explains why the US armed forces take accountability and justice seriously.
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Cars will change more in the next decade than they have in the past century
The year 2030 may not seem far away, but a decade is a long time in technological terms. Widespread automation, electrification, and connectivity are set to revolutionise the car of the future.
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Why your brain never runs out of problems to find
It's a psychological quirk that when something becomes rarer, people may spot it in more places than ever. What is the 'concept creep' that lets context change how we categorize the world around us?
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How we discovered three poisonous books in our university library
Interdisciplinary research led to the discovery that three historic books were covered in a layer of arsenic.
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How did public bathrooms get to be separated by sex in the first place?
It wasn’t even until the late 19th century that this was codified into law.
