What science reveals about discourse

What science reveals about discourse

At the Coalface

At the Coalface

At the Coalface

Protect the cheese | Longevity genes | Iron Age violence

Protect the cheese | Longevity genes | Iron Age violence

This study shows that rainfall reinforces multiyear La Niña events via ocean salinity effects, highlighting a key mechanism with critical implications for ENSO prediction and the global hydrological c...

Predicting elite cycling potential | Do plants follow the island rule | How schizophrenia affects emotional acuity

Predicting elite cycling potential | Do plants follow the island rule | How schizophrenia affects emotional acuity

Hothouse climate change | Mayan trade | Invasive flatworms

Hothouse climate change | Mayan trade | Invasive flatworms

Contrary to a popular and seductive misconception — science rarely moves in great leaps, with eureka moments bursting from subversive mavericks.

Contrary to a popular and seductive misconception — science rarely moves in great leaps, with eureka moments bursting from subversive mavericks.

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Contrary to a popular and seductive consensus — science rarely moves in great leaps, with eureka moments bursting from subversive mavericks.

Contrary to a popular and seductive consensus — science rarely moves in great leaps, with eureka moments bursting from subversive mavericks.

Tobias et al., 2025 - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Contrary to a popular and seductive consensus — science rarely moves in great leaps, with eureka moments bursting from subversive mavericks.

Contrary to a popular and seductive consensus — science rarely moves in great leaps, with eureka moments bursting from subversive mavericks.

Some papers from the past week

Environmental DNA use is becoming more common, but there are dilemmas about how it should be harnessed for the future

Zone 2? I don't live in London, pal

Over the past two weeks - between work, and life - I was on poolside for the British Swimming Nextgen Championships in Sheffield, and was phone-side for the Swimming World Championships in Singapore.

Over the past two weeks - between work, and life - I was on poolside for the British Swimming Nextgen Championships in Sheffield, and was phone-side for the Swimming World Championships in Singapore.

Zone 2, HIIT, and the Flawed Science of Endurance Training

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The story of a metabollic rebrand

Brett Hawke, on his podcast with the renowned physiologist Jan Olbrecht, said recently that “I’m not the science guy, I’m the feeling guy”. When you pick up “The Science of Swimming by Brett Hawke” th...

β-hydroxybutyrate can suppress endogenous glucose production, with potential implications for carbohydrate metabolism during post-exercise recovery. The aim of the current study was to assess the effe...