Nicola Davis

Experts say they also enjoy ultra-processed treats at this time of year – the problem is when they become an everyday staple

Prof Dorothy Bishop said fellowship was ‘a contradiction of all the values’ of UK’s national academy of sciences

Researchers identify collision hotspots around world but reveal almost all these lack preventive measures

Speakers of 28 languages linked sound and shape at least 88% of the time, in ‘strongest case of sound symbolism to date’

Gene-edited versions of large, domesticated varieties of tomato grew to be sweet like those from wild plants

Working long hours can lead to people having issues moderating behaviour due to ‘ego depletion’, research shows

An elephant at Berlin zoo used its trunk to interrupt flow of water from hose used by another elephant

Identity of casts of victims at Pompeii not all they seem, research suggests

Update of Act FAST made as data for England shows average time between first symptom and call is 88 minutes

Being married or in ‘marriage-like’ situation may bring health benefits – but quality of relationship is key, say experts