Why Friday 13th superstitions are all in your head Superstitions like crossing your fingers or throwing spilled salt over your shoulder can have a powerful impact on your emotions Friday 13th • 11 Aug 21
How to talk about sex like a Love Islander How young people talk about sex can be as important as their actual sexual activity Love Island • 09 Aug 21
'There is no 3 second rule': your guide to picnic food safety How to ensure no-one ends up sick after your picnic at the beach this week Food • 20 Jul 21
'People who eat sausages love sausages' With sausages in the news thanks to Brexit and Northern Ireland, just what's behind our fondness for the humble banger? Food • 14 Jul 21
The problem with mindfulness Just how robust is the evidence to support a widespread consensus about the benefits of mindfulness? Mindfulness • 29 Jun 21
Does drinking coffee help to burn more fat during exercise? Burning more fat after ingesting caffeine may be explained by the interaction between caffeine and our body's fatty acids Exercise • 28 Jun 21
How the trainers we wear every day became cultural icons From sportswear and street style to catwalk fashion, trainers have made their mark as cultural commodities. Fashion • 15 Jun 21
Irish kids & housework: boys will be boys and girls do the dishes While most children do very little housework, research has found that it's mostly girls who pick up the slack Children • 20 Jul 21
Sex and the Irish: has lockdown led to more babies? We won't see the full impact of the lockdowns on birth rates for a while, but there will certainly be long-term consequences Ireland • 03 Jun 21
How quickly do we become unfit? Taking a bit of time off can mean that we become unfit much faster than it actually took us to get in shape Health • 31 May 21
How the pandemic increased prenatal distress for pregnant women Women's self-reported distress has increased significantly above that of women pregnant before the pandemic Health • 26 May 21
Who wants an insect energy bar or bug burger for lunch? Just as no-one anticipated demand for soy-based sausages and seaweed burgers, there's another future food revolution on the way Food • 24 May 21
Why getting kids involved with cooking is a good idea Learning to cook at a young age has huge advantages in terms of diet and health Children • 18 May 21
How exercise can make you smarter and protect your brain Aside from physical and mental health benefits, regular exercise can also boost our brains Health • 18 May 21
3 tips to get rid of headaches A neuroscientist says that the best way to counteract headaches is to work out what they are warning us about Health • 13 May 21
Why are young women hesitant about getting the Covid vaccine? Research into vaccine hesitancy found that peer social influences play a key role in decision making Health • 13 May 21
Has the pandemic killed off the suit as we know it? Suits targeted at younger generations will be influenced by the freedom of movement that sportswear has given us during the pandemic. Fashion • 13 Jul 21
What we know so far about long Covid in children There's growing evidence that up to 15% of children with Covid-19 have symptoms that last for more than five weeks Health • 26 Mar 21
How functional outdoor clothing became fashion's next big thing Canada Goose, North Face, Arc'teryx and other brands are reaping the benefits of our fondness for high-end outdoor clobber Fashion • 23 Mar 21
Why you should take more naps Here's why napping in the afternoon can improve memory and alertness Health • 16 Mar 21
How living life on a screen during lockdown affects your eyes Eye specialists are seeing increased cases of digital eye strain in patients during the pandemic Eyesight • 15 Mar 21
Why do celebrities get so much abuse on Twitter? Research has found that people struggle to empathise with abused celebrities, which may affect the harassment they experience. Psychology • 25 Jun 21
Why is there only one Irish cheese with protected status? The protected designation of origin scheme could be of huge commercial benefit to Irish cheese makers Food • 05 Mar 21
Why corsets are still not out of bounds for women It seems we cannot fully escape the confines of the 16th century corset in the 21st century Fashion • 03 Mar 21
How 42% of us have abandoned the alarm clock during lockdown New research shows that the pandemic has had major impacts on our sleep patterns Brainstorm • 23 Feb 21
