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Can aching joints really predict the weather? Exploring the science behind the stormy debate

Can aching joints really predict the weather? Exploring the science behind the stormy debate

What studies show about the effect of rain, humidity and other weather conditions on joint aches and pains.

31.01.2025 3

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Michelle Spear

Whole-body deodorants: a solution to a non-existent problem

Whole-body deodorants: a solution to a non-existent problem

Marketers want us to be worried about smelly intimate parts. The thing is, they are mostly self-cleaning.

23.01.2025 3

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Michelle Spear

Food and medicine that can change your skin colour – sometimes permanently

Food and medicine that can change your skin colour – sometimes permanently

Your skin can often take on the hue of what you digest.

20.01.2025 4

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Michelle Spear

The anatomy of a hot flush – and whether it can really make your head steam

A hot flush is a phenomenon as disruptive as it is commonplace. One moment, life proceeds as usual. The next, a wave of heat rises, spreading from...

02.12.2024 3

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Michelle Spear

Guy Fawkes’ punishment was one of the most severe in English history – here’s what happens when a body is hung, drawn and quartered

After their infamous plot to destroy parliament was foiled, Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators received one of the most severe judicial sentences...

05.11.2024 3

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Michelle Spear

Moles, birthmarks and red hair: the anatomical features used to accuse women of witchcraft in the 17th century

Throughout accounts of 17th-century witch trials in Europe and North America, physical features alone were considered undeniable proof of...

31.10.2024 4

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Michelle Spear