Bees have been living with the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder for a decade.Simon Klein, Author providedTen years ago, beekeepers in the United States raised the alarm that thousands of their hives were mysteriously empty of bees. What followed was global concern over a new phenomenon: Colony Collapse Disorder.
Since then we have realised that...
Neuroscience shows the brain's reward centres are activated by certain packaging.Food is important for our survival, which is why all living beings have developed an urge for high energy foods, like those high in sugar and fat. Historically, this hadn’t been an issue, as energy dense foods weren’t always as available as they are today....
Gilgamesh explores what it means to be human, and questions the meaning of life and love.Wikimedia Commons“Forget death and seek life!” With these encouraging words, Gilgamesh, the star of the eponymous 4000-year-old epic poem, coins the world’s first heroic catchphrase.
At the same time, the young king encapsulates the...
Are the millennials doomed to be nomads, locked out of the home-ownership market forever?sharon_k/flickr, CC BY-SAThis piece is republished with permission from Millennials Strike Back, the 56th edition of Griffith Review. Selected pieces consist of extracts or long reads in which Generation Y writers consider the issues that define and concern...
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For a long time, you might have defaulted to overseas suppliers when sourcing fabricated metal components for a project. The unit price was lower on paper, and the maths seemed straightforward. That...
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