Opinion: the smartphone is a sleek glass-fronted parasite
Your smartphone is the most successful parasite of the modern age according to evolution, and we are all paying the price
How did sport become so popular?
Konstantine Panegyres explains the ancient history of a modern obsession, from the Ancient Egyptians to Saint Augustine
What is retinol? And will it make my acne flare?
Three experts unpack the trendy skincare ingredient
What was Mount Etna’s ‘Strombolian eruption’?
A volcanologist explains what happened at Mount Etna earlier this week
5 tips for choosing a self-help book that will actually work
With over 15,000 self-help books published yearly, sifting through so many books can be challenging says Joanna Pozzulo
Transgender saints: their surprising stories
Christianity has long revered dozens of saints who would be called ‘transgender’ today says Sarah Barringer
What parents and youth athletes can do to protect against abuse in sport
The line between abuse and acceptable behaviour is blurred more in sport than in many other environments, experts note
Crypto platforms feel like gambling because they are
Crypto trading platforms don’t just look like casinos - they function like them too and their users are drawn to high-risk behaviour
Growing new trees on Gozo: a successful first season
Siġar, a volunteer-led environmental e-NGO, has been planting indigenous trees across the island since its registration nine months ago, says Simon Wallace
Identifying pregnancy complications
Dorianne Spiteri shares insights from her research on intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) and pre-eclampsia (PE) syndrome