Tag: Research
6 tips to help journalists avoid overgeneralizing research findings
Practical advice for journalists on reporting research without overgeneralising findings beyond the people and places a study actually covered.
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Health in the news (updated 25 October)
An idiosyncratic roundup of health news and research, from new Alzheimer’s treatment pathways to gene-editing trials for inherited blindness.
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Should science be automated?
Sakana.ai’s AI Scientist generates ideas, runs experiments and writes papers on its own. Should science be automated, and what would we lose?
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Daylight saving has 80% support in Australia and a majority in every state
Despite the annual complaints, daylight saving has 80% support across Australia and a majority in every state. What the survey data shows.
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Who Cares if You Plagiarise?
Copying, borrowing or stealing someone’s work is particularly frowned on by academics, despite being surprisingly popular.
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Hitting snooze on your alarm might not actually make you more tired in the morning – new research
About half of us hit snooze each morning. New research suggests a few extra minutes may not leave you more tired after all.
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Popular nasal decongestant found to be ineffective by US drugs regulator – what it means for the UK
A US FDA panel found phenylephrine, used in most cold and flu decongestants, doesn’t relieve blocked noses. What that means for people buying them.
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Does artificial sweetener aspartame really cause cancer? What the WHO listing means for your diet soft drink habit
The WHO’s cancer agency has listed aspartame as a possible carcinogen. What that means, and whether you need to give up diet soft drinks.
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Baboon bonds: new study reveals that friendships make up for a bad start in life
A study of wild baboons finds strong friendships can offset a difficult start in life, with lessons for how social ties shape health.
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Greedy gulls decide what to eat by watching people – new research
Herring gulls aren’t just aggressive food thieves. New research shows they decide what to eat by watching what people eat.
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Attention plant killers: new research shows your plants could be silently screaming at you
New research suggests stressed plants make sounds we can’t hear. Could your houseplants one day tell you when they need watering?
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