Things We Don't Know

Whale earwax has been studied to unlock the chemical history of the oceans [1] . Forming as a plug, whale earwax has rings in it like a tree...

As babies, we are all born with vastly more neural connections than we need [1] , and these connections get 'pruned' as we go t...

We label things every day: that man is tall, this book a thriller, leaves are green. How tall? How thrilling? What shade of green? We take ...

Postnatal depression is thought to occur in ~1 in 10 mothers, making it a common form of mental illness. The onset and peak of the illness...

PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) is still a condition associated with soldiers. Men. But every year, estimates suggest 4% of births c...

Apparently, I experience ‘High Place Phenomenon’. As a climbing instructor, I’m used to people saying “I can’t go any further – I’m afrai...

Women are from Venus and men are from Mars, or so we have long been told. There are obvious physical differences between the sexes, but do ...