Next best thing to a hidey-hole box? Maggie Villiger April 17, 2017 Why can’t cats resist thinking inside the box? Nicholas Dodman, Tufts University Twitter recently blew up with posts wondering about the feline fascination with taped squares on the ground. An animal behavior expert explains it's not magic that draws Fluffy to the #CatSquare.
Lucky Business/Shutterstock.com December 21, 2016 Five ways Christmas affects your brain Kira Shaw, University of Sussex The festive season is an intense time of year. Neuroscience can shed some light on what it does to our brains.
Jump in. Hugs by Shutterstock April 12, 2016 #HugaBrit: the science of hugs and why they (mostly) feel so good Robin Dunbar, University of Oxford Cuddle cafés offer embraces for a fee, but why do we value hugs so much?
Fear and tension make the pain much worse. Halfpoint/Shutterstock December 16, 2015 Why labour is such a pain – and how to reduce it Hannah Dahlen, Western Sydney University Pain during labour and birth is a complex combination of physical and psychological factors.