Scrolling on the toilet increases your risk of haemorrhoids, new study shows
Vincent Ho, Western Sydney University Many of us are guilty of scrolling our smartphones on the toilet. But a new study from the United States, published today, has found this…
What actually happens in your brain when you change your mind?
Dragan Rangelov, Swinburne University of Technology Imagine a game show where the host asks the contestant to randomly pick one option out of three: A, B or C. After the…
The west’s image of Vladimir Putin as an untrustworthy ‘monster’ is getting in the way of peace in Ukraine
Francesco Rigoli, City St George’s, University of London Ukraine and its western allies are losing ground in the war against Russia. A possible Russian victory will be costly and is…
Donald Trump was once India’s best friend. How did it all go wrong?
Ian Hall, Griffith University Just months into President Donald Trump’s second term in office, one of the United States’ most important strategic partnerships is in crisis. Relations between the US…
What will happen to the legal status of ‘sinking’ nations when their land is gone?
Avidan Kent, University of East Anglia and Zana Syla, University of East Anglia Small island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Maldives and Marshall Islands are particularly vulnerable to climate…
Can vitamin D supplements really slow ageing, as a recent study suggests?
Dervla Kelly, University of Limerick Vitamin D supplements could help protect the caps on our chromosomes that slow ageing, sparking hopes the sunshine vitamin might keep us healthier for longer,…
Ultra-processed foods vs minimally processed foods: how can you tell the difference?
Aisling Pigott, Cardiff Metropolitan University If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, you’ve probably been told that cooking your own meals is the way to go. This has been backed…
Polls suggest İmamoglu could become Turkey’s next president. Erdogan is doing everything to stop him
William Gourlay, Monash University A Turkish proverb – düştüğün yerden kalk – counsels that one should arise from where one has fallen. Ekrem İmamoğlu, the jailed mayor of Istanbul and…
What exactly are you eating? The nutritional ‘dark matter’ in your food
David Benton, Swansea University When scientists cracked the human genome in 2003 – sequencing the entire genetic code of a human being – many expected it would unlock the secrets…
The most radical part of Reform’s deportation plans
Peter William Walsh, University of Oxford and Rob McNeil, University of Oxford Speaking to the press in an airport hangar near Oxford on August 26, the leader of Reform UK,…