Vampire electronics: How much power do these devices really drain?
Can you save £££s by switching off appliances at the mains, as suggested by some headlines?
Highly sensitive: Is it the same as being shy or introverted?
Recently, several celebrities have announced that they are ‘highly sensitive people’. What does this term mean, and how can you spot the signs?
Physics: Do girls avoid it because it’s too hard?
In late April, head teacher Katharine Birbalsingh commented that girls didn’t like physics and are put off it because of the hard maths
THE END OF ASTRONAUTS
Can a VR headset provide peace and tranquillity?
Alex Hughes tries to relax with a screen inches from his face…
The essentials… festival tech
After a two-year break, festivals are back. Don’t set off for a weekend of music, food and mud without these
Ideas we like…
Our pick of the month’s smartest tech
Push it to the limit
Scientists go to extraordinary lengths to expand out understanding of radical phenomena in the most extreme labs on Earth
Everything you need to know about intrusive thoughts
Occasionally, you’re minding our own business when a weird – and sometimes disturbing or upsetting – thought pops into your head. Why does your brain do this, and does it mean that you’re a bad person?
Life as we know it
When the asteroid smashed into Earth 66 million years ago, it wiped out the fiercest, strongest creatures on Earth: the dinosaurs. So how exactly did our tiny, furtive ancestors thrive in the aftermath of an apocalypse?