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Roughly 18 years ago, a woman named Susan Potter asked to donate her body to science when she died. Now, she lives on as the highest-resolution digital cadaver that exists to date. Potter’s story, ...

A teenager's 'examination anxiety' turned out to be a symptom of a brain tumour. Katie-Jo Bartlett, 19, reported seeing 'colours' across her exam papers that made her nauseous, whilst developing an ...

I work in a research lab and enjoy giving my kids toys that make them think a bit. STEM-based toys like cookbooks, building kits, and circuit sets foster learning and fun at home. These are the six ...

A Brit teenager who was repeatedly told her symptoms were merely "exam stress" was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Katie-Jo Bartlett's condition went unrecognised until she collapsed in a toilet and ...

As a schoolboy growing up in western India, Surendra Ghaskadbi received two memorable gifts from his parents. “The first was a T-shirt decorated with illustrations of different dog breeds, and the ...

When you think about it, the ages at which we decide a human being has crossed the threshold from childhood to adulthood are as strange as they are arbitrary. The first accepted turning point in ...

Today’s offering is my last regular science column for The Irish Times, 31 years after my first column appeared in 1995. I like to believe The Irish Times’ initiative in taking on my column then, and ...

Years ago, I wrote an article for Inc. about how I once quit a job after a single day. This was a big moment for me: Coming clean about something in my professional life that I didn’t exactly brag ...

Proposals include shortening length of GCSE exams, a new diagnostic test in maths and English, and expanding RE Curriculum ‘should focus less on exams and more on life skills’ The year-long curriculum ...

A major shake-up aims to give every child the same shot at science success, regardless of their postcode. Parents are being warned about a significant change on the horizon for GCSEs which could make ...