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Coffee chemistry: is Generation Y addicted?

Coffee chemistry: is Generation Y addicted?

It’s the socially acceptable drug we can cheerfully drink any time of the day or night but is caffeine doing us more harm than good? Emma Lloyd investigates the consequences for Generation Y addicts. It’s a familiar aroma that seems to speak …
Spec Saviours: Who Made Glasses Cool Again?

Spec Saviours: Who Made Glasses Cool Again?

I stared at my reflection in mild disbelief. A girl wearing heavy black frames gazed back owlishly. Behind them were brown eyes covered with prescription contact lenses – which I had switched to several months ago because I was tired of wearing …
Scientists slam sensational dolphin claims

Scientists slam sensational dolphin claims

  Sensationalist headlines claiming that dolphins are bisexual have exploded online thanks to a misinterpreted phrase used in a scientific paper published in March. Media reports across the globe have claimed that male bottlenose dolphins engage in “extensive bisexuality” and “resort to …