June 21, 2016

The future of endurance

June 21, 2016

Marathon training has always focussed on building physical endurance, but what if it's your brain pushing you those extra miles?

June 6, 2016

By Rohan Long

Issue 11, Life Science

Heron addicts

June 6, 2016

By Rohan Long

Issue 11, Life Science

Talons come out and feathers get ruffled in the surprisingly intense and competitive sport of birdwatching.

June 6, 2016

By Shane Puxley

Issue 11, Life Science

Why winning is everything

June 6, 2016

By Shane Puxley

Issue 11, Life Science

The entire world hangs in the balance when athletes clash on the sporting field – or, at least, that's what our bodies want us to think.

June 6, 2016

By Mishka Greenberger

Issue 11, Art & Popular Culture

Shake it off

June 6, 2016

By Mishka Greenberger

Issue 11, Art & Popular Culture

Researchers are exploring how dance can give sufferers of both mental and physical illness a new way to express themselves and retake control of their lives.

June 6, 2016

By Melissa Monterosso

Issue 11, Society & Education

Run to your happy place

June 6, 2016

By Melissa Monterosso

Issue 11, Society & Education

We all know exercise does your body good, but it can also do the same to the mind.

June 6, 2016

By Tom Schmidt

Issue 11, Philosophy & History

A sporting chance

June 6, 2016

By Tom Schmidt

Issue 11, Philosophy & History

Improbable events, like Leicester City's recent Premier League win, break our brains, so statisticians and sports fans alike need to be careful.

June 6, 2016

By Nicola McCaskill

Issue 11

Science is golden

June 6, 2016

By Nicola McCaskill

Issue 11

Get ready for a competition of the greatest science, technology and engineering the world has to offer, where research and innovation win medals.

June 6, 2016

By Bryonie Scott

Issue 11, Physical Science

Gaming the system

June 6, 2016

By Bryonie Scott

Issue 11, Physical Science

Professional eSports players have a lot more in common with traditional athletes than you might think.

May 24, 2016

By Fay Bahemia

Issue 10, Life Science

The upside of side effects

May 24, 2016

By Fay Bahemia

Issue 10, Life Science

Traditional drug development is a slow and inefficient process. By focussing on side effects, we can find unexpected new uses for existing drugs.

May 12, 2016

By Luke Gamon

Society & Education, Issue 10

The drug deals

May 12, 2016

By Luke Gamon

Society & Education, Issue 10

We all benefit from new medicines, but getting them to market is expensive. Academia and industry must collaborate better to improve the drug development process.

May 2, 2016

By Jack Scanlan

Issue 10

Building an antibacterial bridge

May 2, 2016

By Jack Scanlan

Issue 10

The world is running out of effective antibiotics. To address the crisis, scientists need to unify and play off each other's strengths.

May 2, 2016

By Lana Abdelganne

Issue 10, Society & Education

What really goes on when you're on?

May 2, 2016

By Lana Abdelganne

Issue 10, Society & Education

Mushrooms and cocaine and weed, oh my! What’s happening in a brain under the influence, and what causes highs and hallucinations – and the corresponding crashes and withdrawal?