Lie detectors: body language tells us surprisingly little about whether someone is being honest: B-D-S Piotr Marcinski/Shutterstock Do you ever wonder if you could pass a lie detection test or imagine what it would be like to read people’s body language? Reading body language may be great for adding tension to action movie interrogation scenes, …
Pregnancy nose isn’t the only weird change your body may go through when you’re expecting: Nosebleeds and a runny or stuffy nose are also common during pregnancy. Krakenimages.com/ Shutterstock There are certain changes people expect to experience when they get pregnant. Whether that’s unconventional food cravings, a “glowing” complexion or morning sickness. But some of …
Joy is good for your body and your mind – three ways to feel it more often: There are many things you can do every day to get a bit more joy in your life. Ground Picture/ Shutterstock Joy is an emotion experienced by many but understood by few. It’s usually mistaken for happiness, yet …
How signals from your body could be making you anxious: A raised heart rate can make you panic unnecessarily. fizkes/Shutterstock Where do emotions come from? This is a question that has interested scientists for centuries. Most of us would agree that when we experience an emotion, there is often a change in our body. We …
Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons play – how silence and body language can communicate as much as words: When we talk to each other, there’s what we say out loud, what we wish we could say, and what we’re saying without saying anything at all. The words we use and how we use them were …
Morning exercise burns more body fat, mouse study shows: Mid-morning workouts may just have slightly more benefit than evening ones. BELL KA PANG/ Shutterstock When you’ve got a busy schedule, you may try to squeeze exercise in whenever you can. But there’s growing evidence that when you workout can make a difference to its effects. …
Artemis is a new body suit for period pain – here’s why it’s named after a Greek goddess: A new body suit to control period pain is in the pipeline – and it’s called Artemis. Named after the Greek goddess of chastity, hunting, childbirth and the moon, it works by combining a tens machine (which …
The Whale: Brendan Fraser’s comeback offers rare representation of the fat queer male body on screen: The Whale debuted at the 2022 Venice Film Festival to a six-minute standing ovation for its Academy Award-nominated lead, Brendan Fraser, who has returned to the big screen after a considerable hiatus. Fraser’s fame was amplified in the 2000s …
The body choosing Kenya’s election commission is being overhauled – how this could strengthen democracy: William Ruto is sworn-in as Kenya's president in September 2022. Former President Uhuru Kenyatta looks on. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images Kenya has new rules for choosing the people who run its elections. President William Ruto has signed into law …
Tigers in South Africa: a farming industry exists – often for their body parts: Tigers in South Africa are being intensively farmed for commercial trade. Hristo Vladev/NurPhoto via Getty Images A tiger escaped from a residence and roamed the countryside outside Johannesburg, South Africa, for four days this month. It attacked a man and killed …
Spot reduction: why exercise probably can’t help you target fatty areas of the body: Many people wish to target fat loss in their stomach. Prostock-studio/ Shutterstock Many people who want to lose weight have a particular area of their body that they wish they could lose fat from most – whether that’s their stomach, arms …
Gen Z beauty brands can use ‘friendly’ chatbots to boost body image as well as sales, research shows: Some members of gen Z spend hundreds of pounds every year on makeup. Anastasiia Vyshnevska / Shutterstock Some members of “generation Z” – people born after 1996, the oldest of whom are turning 26 in 2022 – …
Birds evolve different body temperatures in different climates – new study of 53 African species: Red-billed quelea adult breeding male Linn Currie/Shutterstock During the northern hemisphere summer of 2022, yet another round of extreme heat waves roasted Eurasia, North America and northern Africa – a stark reminder that these conditions are becoming the new normal. …
What long-term opioid use does to your body and brain: Matthew Perry’s colon ruptured as a result of his opioid use. Reuters/Alamy In his new autobiography, Matthew Perry reveals that his colon burst as a result of his addiction to opioid painkillers. The 53-year-old actor, who played Chandler Bing in Friends, was in a coma …
The power of swearing: how obscene words influence your mind, body and relationships: Fida Olga/Shutterstock Swearing was long dismissed as a topic of serious research because it was assumed to be simply a sign of aggression, weak language proficiency or even low intelligence. We now have quite a lot of evidence that challenges this view, …
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Body neutrality: what it is and how it can help lead to more positive body image: Jameela Jamil is a big advocate of body neutrality. ETIENNE LAURENT/ EPA Constantly “loving your body” – no matter what – can feel impossible at the best of times. Not to mention that if you fail, it often leaves …
Why the body positivity movement risks turning toxic: Singer Lizzo has voiced her criticisms of the body positivity movement in the past. Peter Foley/ EPA You define beauty yourself. You are more than a number on a scale. Love yourself the way you are. Body positive messages like these seem to be everywhere from social …