Around half of our acquaintances may be “frenemies” – and they could have a surprising impact on your psychology and physical well-being, says David Robson. Read more...
We often talk of having five senses as a universal truth. In reality, there may be more. Christian Jarrett explains the controversy Read more...
Cars increasingly rely on technology designed to make driving easier and safer. But are these improvements creating less-skilled drivers? Read more...
The world’s most powerful computers can’t perform accurate real-time interpreting of one language to another. Meet the humans who can. Read more...
Is there truth to the idea that men prefer blue and women like pink? Claudia Hammond investigates, and discovers why these colours matter more than we think. Read more...
From foot bacteria to fungal goo, the living things in cheese make it taste wonderful. Veronique Greenwood explores a microscopic world we rarely think about. Read more...
From the best time to swear to hamsters on Viagra, Head squeeze’s Greg Foot and Hannah Fry look at some of the silliest experiments done in the name of science. Read more...
Fed up with futile internet arguments, a bunch of psychologists investigated how best to correct false ideas. Tom Stafford discovers how to debunk properly. Read more...