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Michael Mosley: You, me and our microbes
Why you are more like your partner than you might think
Aleks Krotoski: The perils of folklore
Seemingly innocuous folk cures and old wives’ tales can have a darker side
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As the crow dies
Corvids, such as crows, rooks and ravens, are some of the smartest animals out there. They can learn to make new sounds, they can cooperate and even use tools.
An immune system for the planet
Can we build a global pathogen defence system –a planetary equivalent of the immune system – to protect us when the next pandemic arrives?
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What is the best way to decorate my house, according to science?
Who needs glossy property magazines or home-improvement TV programmes when you can revel in a more nerdy approach, and make your decisions based on findings in the psychology literature?
What is parosmia?
What is parosmia? VINCENT HAWES, LONDON Parosmia is experiencing distortions of the sense of smell. A person with parosmia may be able to detect odours, but the smell of certain things might be different and often unpleasant. Fragrance writer Louise Woollam, for example, suffered from parosmia after a cold and found that most foods tasted […]