Science
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Risk of peanut allergies from air on planes has been overblown
Some airlines have stopped serving peanuts on board over allergy fears Cheryl Chan/Getty Images There is no strong evidence that…
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Can rain help a “human head” survive a lightning strike? Possibly
Flash on the pate While research in Ireland suggests that hats can protect scalps from the sun (see Feedback, 13…
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Separating the “woo” from the work of manifesting in two new books
If you manifest it hard enough, might you find yourself here? David Hornback/Millennium Images Mind MagicJames Doty (Yellow Kite (UK); Avery…
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We're starting to understand what being bullied does to the brain
Being bullied when young seems to alter your brain structure for years to come – with different changes seen in…
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What does it mean to “look” at a black hole?
A simulation of a black hole Hotaka Shiokawa/EHT General relativity teaches us that reality is, in some sense, a matter…
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More evidence that limiting social media won't boost your well-being
People who went from using social media for at least 2 hours a day to just 30 minutes a day…
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These stunning photos celebrate the intricacy of the microscopic world
Tumour cells in a mouse’s brain Bruno Cisterna/Nikon Small World A snapshot of a delicate web of tumour cells inside…
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Readers deserve better from popular science books
Non-fiction publishing is failing its readers. It is pumping out books with supposedly game-changing ideas, without bothering to ensure basic…
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Motor made from bacteria parts is one of the smallest ever built
An illustration showing the natural motor of a bacterium RAMON ANDRADE 3DCIENCIA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A living motor made by combining…
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Quantum theory is challenging long-standing ideas about entropy
Quantum theory is poking holes in our understanding of entropy VICTOR de SCHWANBERG/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Measuring disorder in the quantum…
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