Sex education is letting British teenagers down
Mar 23, 2016 16:08 pm UTC| Life
The UK government has been heavily criticised after rejecting a recommendation for statutory inclusive sex and relationship education in schools. This comes after Office for National Statistics figures recently revealed...
Which students are most likely to drop out of university?
Mar 23, 2016 02:13 am UTC| Life
Almost since taking office, Education Minister Simon Birmingham has reiterated the Coalitions commitment to allowing universities to recruit as many students as they wish. It is what the higher education sector has called...
Brussels victims show how humans help each other in times of crisis
Mar 23, 2016 02:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
The world is rightly shocked by the immense pain and suffering caused by the deadly attacks at Zaventem airport Brussels and on the citys metro. But it is also important to consider that while such acts need to be...
Why child trafficking spikes after natural disasters – and what we can do about it
Mar 22, 2016 16:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
When a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal in April 2015, it killed well over 8,000 people and turned much of the country into a disaster zone. 17 days later, as recovery operations were getting established, a 7.3...
How do children learn empathy?
Mar 22, 2016 16:26 pm UTC| Life
Empathy, the ability to understand others and feel compassion for them, is arguably the most defining human quality setting us apart from smart machines and even other animals. Without it, we couldnt function in social...
Mar 22, 2016 10:27 am UTC| Life
Blondes are often stereotyped as dumb. The dumb female blonde is a staple of Hollywood movies, such as Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde. Amazon currently sells many joke books that poke fun at blondes perceived lack...
Explainer: what are birthmarks and why do we get them?
Mar 22, 2016 04:46 am UTC| Life
Birthmark is the term used to describe any of the large number of common skin marks that are present at birth or appear soon afterwards. It doesnt mean they were caused by the physical process of birth. Birthmarks...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects