What should the new UK government do about the climate emergency?
University of Exeter researchers have commented on what the new UK government should do in response to the climate emergency....
Psychology
Study helps untangle the link between childhood maltreatment and adolescent substance use in South Africa
When adolescents who have experienced maltreatment use alcohol and drugs to cope with their negative feelings, their risk of developing...
World’s first menstruation, menopause and mental health conference aims to progress research
More than 150 attendees joined the world’s first conference around how menstruation and menopause links with mental health, held at...
Hurricane changed ‘rules of the game’ in monkey society
A devastating hurricane transformed a monkey society by changing the pros and cons of interacting with others, new research shows....
Tackling ethnicity gaps in outcomes of professional legal assessments
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is calling on the legal, education and training sectors to work with it to tackle...
“Lean In” messages can lower women’s motivation to protest gender inequality
Women in leadership are often told to “Lean In”, designed to be motivational messaging demonstrating that they are more confident,...
Posthumous honorary degree for whale research pioneer Ken Balcomb
The life and work of Ken Balcomb, who founded the Center for Whale Research (CWR), has been recognised with a...
A decade of aphantasia research: what we’ve learned about people who can’t visualise
People who can’t visualise an image in their mind’s eye are less likely to remember the details of important past...
Menopause explains why some female whales live so long
Females of some whale species have evolved to live drastically longer lives so they can care for their families, new...