First ladies' fashion choices over the years have often been laced with multiple meanings – representing both their husbands' administrations and politics, and what was happening in the country at the time
In the HBO series and the video game that inspired it, a parasitic fungus — a fictitious mutation of the very real cordyceps — jumps from insects to humans and quickly spreads around the world, rendering its victims helpless to control their thoughts and actions. Far-fetched fungal fear-mongering? It's definitely fictional, but maybe not as preposterous as it might seem.
How do thoughts seemingly completely unrelated to the present pop into our heads? Why do we remember certain things and not others? Why does our mind go off on tangents and why do we have daydreams?
Long kept confidential in France, these debates around male gaze have become public thanks to the #MeToo movement which has highlighted the reality of male, white and heterosexual domination in the cinema world and in film and audiovisual representations.
There's really no need to worry about safety when boarding a commercial flight. But if you still have that nagging question in your mind, driven by pure curiosity, read on.
The complete set of DNA instructions is 99.9 per cent similar across every single human on the planet — but the tiny fraction that is different is as unique as the prints on the tips of your fingers.
The researchers aimed to assess if infection induced similar protection against reinfection with different variants, and if this waned differently over time.
The initial phase of falling in love is an extreme neurobiological state, characterised by heightened responses and high passion. Lust and attraction are driven by the sex hormones, estrogen and testosterone, as motivations for sex.
Eco-ablism arises when environmental policy, design, or campaigns discriminate against people with disability. It's also seen when products like straws, disposable wipes, and pre-cut vegetables are publicly vilified, despite being critical to the health and independence of many consumers.
The story of Radha and Krishna can be enjoyed on Valentine’s Day on two levels: as a sad and poignant tale of a past youthful love, remembered fondly but left behind by the call of adulthood, but also as an invitation to be open to love in all its forms.
Some people juice beetroot, some eat it, others mix up a drink from the powdered form. But will it make a noticeable difference on how quickly we run a race or cycle up a hill?
Vulnerable groups will be offered COVID boosters in autumn 2023, with additional boosters in spring 2023 for those at highest risk. But, for a large portion of people, there will be no more COVID vaccines.
People who are deeply pigmented (dark skin) have more melanin than people with light skin and are less likely to get skin cancer from too much exposure to the sun.
Factors such as having supportive family and friends, safer communities, positive school environments and adequate resources are often associated with better participation in physical activity
To regain control, we need cognitive strategies that help us reclaim at least some autonomy and shield us from the excesses, traps and information disorders of today's attention economy
Every year, millions of people around the world are affected by disasters, whether natural or man-made. Here's how satellites can help rescue efforts in such situations.
Vitamins are beneficial if taken for the correct reasons and as prescribed by your doctor. For example, folic acid supplementation in pregnant women has been shown to prevent neural tube defects. And individuals who reduce their intake of red meat without increasing legume consumption require a vitamin B6 supplement.
Every human body is a symphony of multicellular cooperation. Thirty trillion cells cooperate and coordinate with each other to make us viable multicellular organisms
