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'A mass psychogenic illness': How the placebo effect's evil twin is spreading faster than ever

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Decades of research say eyewitness testimony can

A group of psychologists believes they can re-establish the reliability of our recollections

These could be the worst vape flavours for your health, according to science

The dangers of vaping is a new science but studies have shown that certain flavours of vape are worse for you than others

Five of the most famous mathematicians you’ve (probably) never heard of

From the ancient Greeks to the modern maestros of mathematics, there are plenty you’ve heard of, but here are a few famous mathematicians you mi…

Five ways deadly diseases carried by mosquitoes have steered the course of human history

Some estimates suggest that mosquito-borne disease may be responsible for the deaths of approximately half of the humans that have ever lived.

First contact: what if we find alien life?

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