Science
How many steps a day do you really need? Spoiler: It isn’t 10,000
THE Spine Challenger is a brutal race. It claws its way along the toughest 174 kilometres of the Pennines, the...
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Is running or walking better for you? Here’s what the science says
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images I hated physical education at school. Cross-country was the worst: cold, boring and lung-burning. “Run, don’t walk!”...
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How Do Poisonous Animals Get Their Warning Colors?
How did prey species survive long enough to evolve warning coloration whilst living amongst predators who can better see them...
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The lowdown on stretching: How flexible do you actually need to be?
“I BEND so I don’t break.” No one knows who first coined this phrase, but search for it online and...
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Who is Ancestor X? The biggest mystery in human evolution
THE year is 1933, and China is partly under the control of invading Japanese forces. During construction of a bridge...
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Why fatigue sets in and how to tackle it
IF IT feels like you have been running on empty recently, you aren’t alone. Amid the turmoil of the past...
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Quantum batteries: Strange technology that could provide instant power
THE battery, as US comedian Demetri Martin pointed out, is one technology that we personify. “Other things stop working or...
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Orcas in the North Pacific may be dying out due to inbreeding
Orcas swimming off the San Juan Islands in Washington stateroclwyr/Getty Images Orcas living off the west coast of the US...
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Astonishing 3D footage of ants recorded using 54-camera set-up
The new camera set-up has been used to film harvester antsNature Picture Library/Alamy Stitching video together from 54 cameras using...
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How can you tell if someone is lying to you? A lack of detail may give them away
Does maintaining eye contact mean someone is less likely to be lying?Anna Tolipova/Alamy An investigation into the best way to...
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