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I.Q. scores have been rising steadily, by about 3 points per decade, ever since they were first administered. This is...

When the clipper ship Southern Cross sailed into a living hell off Chile during the night of 2 September 1859, little...

So what exactly is linguistics? Is it all about tape recorders, tongue twisters and dropped "aitches"? Or is...

The Pythia, the prophetess at the Oracle of Delphi, was said to be able to communicate with Apollo by going into a...

Ask anyone who made the world’s best violins and they’ll inevitably answer "Stradivari". But science is...

There are five million new cases of HIV internationally every year, and the virus is second only to tobacco as the...

Although the summer appears to have ended, I thought I would deal with something that provides a perfect opportunity to...

This article illustrates the kind of scientist you might encounter in a lab. Understanding how your colleagues think...

Humans are one of the most formidable species on Earth. How have modern Homo sapiens come to reign over their archaic...

Dr. Barry Gibb, Scientist and Author, Latest Play - MACHINA

Functional imaging (brain scanning) using magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) can be used to probe the workings of the...

One of the fun things about working in science is the scientific meeting. Lots of free tea and coffee, buffet lunches...

"Neanderthal" was once used as an insult; a term for a stupid, brutish oaf but who were Neanderthals, and how...

I am organising a public event in Oxford entitled "The Science of Wine Tasting"...

How can you be sure the wonderful facts and figures we science writers tell you are genuine? Just think about the...