Clare Wilson

Thousands of screaming seabirds wheel through the air above and below me as I lean over the railings of a viewing platform halfway down a cliff. The chocolate backs of guillemots are packed so closely on the sheer rock face before me that they seem part o... See more

The forest fires currently raging near Bordeaux, in the south of France, have triggered a frightening new phenomenon – fire clouds. Also called pyrocumulonimbus, these form when blazes get so big they start triggering thunderstorms, lightning and unpredic... See more

Should dementia be added to the list of health conditions supposed to be caused by eating ultra-processed foods (UPFs)? People who eat more junk food, like fizzy drinks, sweets and takeaways, as well as any meals that aren’t home-cooked, are more likely t... See more

There’s a term that strikes fear into Japanese parents: Hikikomori – when teenagers become so withdrawn that they don’t leave the house for months or even years. But perhaps it isn’t only a phenomenon in Japan: one in seven UK university students now show... See more

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