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...researchers on gun violence try to help make some sense of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Florida...[Around 3000 people gathered in Loring Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota to unite in the wake of the Orlando, Florida shooting in a gay nightclub.] Crowds gather in Minnesota to mourn the dead of the Orlando nightclub shooting, one of hundreds of vigils which followed...

...research tools and approaches...This free course, Making sense of ourselves, introduces you to well-known psychological topics by asking and answering everyday questions, such as Why don’t we like one another? Why would I hang around with you? Do you see what I see? What’s the point of childhood? You’ll learn how psychologists can go about addressing these questions...

...research shows sibling influence to be multifaceted and varied. Peaty, the youngest of four children, was heavily influenced by his older brothers in a unique way: “I was scared of the water as a child. I even hated having baths; I’d scream every time […] My older brothers had told me sharks could swim through the plughole.” Adam Peaty, GB Swimmer Siblings are...

...researchers have taken inspiration from nature to develop a way of protecting replacement hips and joints from infection - without the need for antibiotics. ...[An X-Ray showing hip replacements] Inspired by insect wings that kill bacteria on contact, Indian researchers have developed a method to treat the surface of titanium orthopaedic implants at nano-scales so that...