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Nature & Environment
Do whales commit suicide?
Are humans the only animals who kill themselves, or do other species commit suicide as well? David Lusseau considers the case of whale beachings.
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Society, Politics & Law
Assisted dying or non-assisted living?
Parliament recently voted against the 'right to die'. Rachel Webb gives a personal account outlining why this could have been the wrong decision...
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Society, Politics & Law
Why is there a tax on tampons - and why is it so hard to make sanitary protection tax free?
A decision taken back in the 1970s means 21st Century women are being taxed for their gender. But, says Michael J Randall, fixing things isn't that simple.
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History & The Arts
The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004
2004 was peak booze - a generation who outdrank those we came before, and since. It wasn't in that dawn so great to be alive, as the nation fumbled for its shoes through the fug of a communal hangover. What was going on? Chrissie Giles tries to piece together what happened.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Are NHS-recommended mental health apps actually doing any good?
The NHS has endorsed a number of apps promising better mental health. Trouble is, says Simon Leigh, there's no real evidence they can deliver.
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History & The Arts
Over the rainbow: Colour in culture and everyday life
Different colours can hold various connotations in culture, language and society. Delve through our range of colours exploring colours and what they mean.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Why is aggressive female sexuality pathologised on-screen?
Why can't film makers stop themselves from linking female sexuality with mental illness, asks Suzie Gibson
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Homeland, Carrie and how mental health is portrayed on-screen
Writing in 2014, Meron Wondemaghen charts how Homeland's portrayal of Carrie Mathison's mental illness deteriorated as the series progressed.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Recovery at the Rugby World Cup
Caroline Heaney sheds some light on the hot topic of recovery in professional sports tournaments like the Rugby World Cup.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Are things changing in world rugby?
The Rugby World Cup 2015 - plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose? Kath Woodward discusses the social side of sport.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Breaking bad: The science of flatulence
It can be hard to talk about with a straight face, but there are as many drugs which can cause bad gas as offering to cure them. If you can stop giggling for a moment, Rosin Cerate will explain all.
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Society, Politics & Law
Public Health and Behaviour Change: from naïve sociology to naïve psychology
Are the 'nudge' campaigns used to promote public health no longer educational but patronising and child-like instead?