• The Man Who Could Never Forget

    It’s cold outside; Moscow in the 1920’s was not a happy place to be: Russia was still�?reeling from the bloody�?Bolshevik Revolution and�?Lenin had recently come to�?power. But for one newspaper reporter going about his normal work, life was about to change forever.

  • Exposed! Britain’s ‘Energy Drink’ Child-Addicts

    What did you used to spend your pocket money on? I clearly remember the excitement of�?going to the corner shop and getting as many handfulls of strawberry shoelaces and cola ice-pops that my�?50p could buy. Kids these days are far less likely to buy sweet treats:�?confectionary sales have stangated as a new ‘vogue’ has hit…

  • Feeling Stressed? Find out if Your Health is at risk…

    Feeling overworked and stressed out? There�?must be lots of looming deadlines because there’s lots of stressed-looking people at work at the moment.�?Based on�?current research today’s blog will tell you if stress is affecting your health. Read on to find out whether taking a break could help save your life… Do you suffer Road Rage?

  • Take the Personality Test!

    How would you describe yourself? Would other people agree? Today’s blog is about finding out what type of personality you have…

  • You’re Fired! The world’s stupidest scientists…

    Celebrating the Worst of Science! Science can take itself a bit too seriously sometimes. Every Autumn at Harvard University, the ‘alternative Nobel Prize Ceremony’�?takes place.�?A parody of the Nobel Prize ceremony, the Ig Nobel Prizes are given to the stupidest or funniest scientific discovery.

  • Organic Food: A fat waste of cash?

    �?That’s a big marrow!�?�?�?�?�?�? �?I love growing vegetables; although�?I’ve never grown a marrow anywhere�?near the size of Mr Marcantonio’s! Every year our�?modestly-sized lawn seems to be shrinking as we dig up more of it�?to make way for our vegetable growing passions.�?A friend emailed me this picture from the Daily Mail�?last week and suggested it feature�?in…

  • The Secret of Eternal Youth

    Ever feel like you’re getting old? In the news this week it was announced that he typical age for experiencing a mid-life crisis is 35! If that’s you, spare a thought for Walter Breuning,�?the world’s oldest man recently celebrated his 114th Birthday. Today’s blog looks at whether science can ever beat aging…

  • The Science of Love!

    What makes�?people fall in�?love? A man and woman’s eyes meet across a busy room. They meet each other and start a conversation. Then suddenly BANG! Our beautiful couple�?realise they have the�?magical ‘spark’ and they hit it off.�?It’s not long before they are ‘in love’ and gazing blissfully into each other’s eyes in front�?of a beautiful…

  • Decisions Decisions… Memory and Choice

    I�?seem to spend�?a considerable�?amount of my life in supermarkets; probably because I can never decide what to buy.�?There seem to be too many choices! If you ever happen upon me in a supermarket,�?I’ll probably�?be in the breakfast cereal aisle pacing up and down, scrutinising different packets - �?completely�?unable to make a decision.�? Do you ever…