Science
Eat well to age better at a biological level – new research
When it comes to healthy ageing, the overall quality of a person’s diet matters more than eating any one “superfood” or nutrient.
News
Editorial coverage from the Scotland Britain Wire newsroom.
- Health
Medetomidine: the dangerous animal sedative turning up in Scotland’s street drugs
A sedative developed for cats and dogs is turning up in Scotland’s illicit drug supply. Medetomidine has been found in a fifth of heroin samples in Scotland, and there is no proven antidote if someone overdoses.
- Science
Secret chambers in Tutankhamun’s tomb could hold the burial of a lost Egyptian queen – we may get answers soon
A growing body of research is generating renewed interest in potential hidden spaces beyond the decorated walls of Tutankhamun’s burial chamber in Egypt.
- Business
Plans to tamper with the pension triple lock might not be as dangerous for Labour as some believe
When Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the Labour conference that he is going to change the state pension’s triple lock mechanism, the backlash was immediate.
- Business
Burnham has said the unsayable on Brexit. What happens now?
Andy Burnham’s revelation that he was prepared “to go all the way” in terms of the UK’s relationship with the EU came as a shock to many.
- Health
Seaweed strandings cause a stink – here’s why they harm your health
Seaweed piling up on a beach might look harmless, but as quantities begin to rot, they can release gases that are toxic to people.
- Science
Renoir and Love is a wonderful celebration of the fleeting joys of life
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 to 1919) is popularly misunderstood as a slightly dodgy painter of kitsch nudes. Renoir and Love at the National Gallery in London sets the record straight.
- Business
Mangrove restoration is becoming big business, but benefits don’t always reach local people
On Pakistan’s Indus delta coast, a 350,000-hectare mangrove project is turning a growing forest into something that can be sold to companies thousands of miles away: carbon credits.
- Health
Substance-use disorders linked to sixfold higher risk of suicidal behaviour – new study
In my work as an addiction psychiatrist, I meet people whose lives have been severely affected by alcohol or drug use, often alongside other forms of mental distress.
- Culture
Marie Antoinette at 20: Sofia Coppola’s playfully postmodern period drama is finally getting the praise it deserves
This autumn, a unique event is taking place in the Petit Trianon, the small summer house tucked among the formal flowerbeds of the sprawling Château de Versailles estate.
- Culture
Women in architecture: the damaging workplace culture pushing talented professionals out
It’s been more than 20 years since the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) and the the Fawcett Society published a landmark 2003 study, Why Do Women Leave Architecture?
- Education
National Year of Reading: linguistic diversity should be central to reading for pleasure intiatives
The UK’s National Year of Reading is asking people across the country to “go all in” on reading. But this invitation raises questions for many families: reading what, in which language and in what form?