Life

Jonathan Amos :The golden reflector, the centrepiece of the new James Webb telescope, was straightened out on Saturday into its full, 6.5m-wide, concave shape.The mirror had been folded like a drop-leaf table for the...

Jane Ratcliffe :My father passed me the small microphone that linked directly into my mom’s hearing aids. I held my breath a moment, it stopped the spin of the vertigo, then rubbed the back...

Oyeronke Oyebanji :This needs to be urgently addressed by governments and pharmaceutical companies. Since the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was detected, the stark global inequities that have characterised this pandemic have once again come...

Government clears proposal to raise minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21, but rights activists say the move could be a ‘disaster’.The Indian government has cleared a proposal to raise the...

David Hanscom :Awareness is essential to stimulating healing neuroplastic changes in your brain in that you cannot stimulate your brain to develop in a given direction unless you know where you are starting from....

Raj Persaud, M.D :What is the essential psychology behind giving presents, as many do on Christmas Day?Academic psychologists, if asked, would put the conundrum scientifically and say that the intention of Christmas presents is...

Sarah Epstein :Every family struggles. Many families have secrets, those parts of themselves that stay hidden from the outside world and sometimes, from one another. The stakes are often high. Why would somebody share...

Chris Prange-Morgan :I work in healthcare and have the privilege of listening to lots of patient stories from all walks of life. It’s an honor and a gift to be with patients and families...

Scott McGreal :Increasing numbers of people get their news from social media rather than traditional news sites. This has caused concern about spreading misinformation, including conspiracy theories, on these sites.However, there are notable differences...

Joel Minden, PhD :If you find yourself struggling year after year to follow through with your New Year’s resolutions, the problem might be too much resolution, not enough solution.As much as you might hope...

Michael R. Edelstein, PhD :Please help me dispute my irrational belief. It isn’t helpful at all and causes me to easily feel angry quite often when I think I’m being insulted. For example, I...

Karen Stollznow, PhD :In the wake of the Sex and the City reboot, Chris Noth, aka “Mr. Big” has been beset by allegations of sexual assault. Amid these reports, the actor was dropped by...