Why we allow fear to take control
Evolution leads to key behind a scared response
“Science is a wonderful thing...
...if one does not have to earn one’s living at it”. Carys Cook discusses some of the difficulties facing early career scientists
Malaria vaccine enters phase III trials
GSK announces huge success in African tests
Gene therapy could be cure for blindness
Hope for Choroideremia patients with clinical trial
Dwarf planet Eris is Pluto’s twin
Further details on recently-discovered planet leads to familiar results
Do the public trust scientists?
Antonio Torrisi reports on a study of attitudes towards geoengineering
Through the language glass
Language may just have more of an effect on how you behave than you originally thought
The Life Scientific
Arianna Sorba reviews the new scientifically slanted Radio 4 series
Study links Facebook friends with brain regions
Grey matter linked with number of friends on the social network
Doggone drunks
Douglas Heaven investigates claims that alcohol does not affect behaviour
Genetic link for ‘heavy heart’ condition identified
Douglas Heaven investigates new inroads into tackling a hereditary problem
Sleep deprived doctors find potential cure
Farhan Abdullah investigates whether certain drugs can bring about fatigued doctors