Does sniffing chocolate really help ‘leg day’ at the gym?
A study suggests sniffing chocolate helps boost your gym workout. No, we’re not kidding.
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Skinnydipping, spies and shortages: Deutschland 83 brilliantly evokes life in East Germany
Don’t mention the Cold War.
Climate change triggering global collapse in insect numbers: stressed farmland shows 63% decline – new research
Insect numbers and species decline steeply where agriculture and habitat loss coincide. Preserving natural habitat can reduce losses up to nine-fold
Free will: does refusing to believe in it make you a ‘bad’ person? Research is challenging this old idea
Research has found that when you manipulate people to doubt free will, bad things happen – including cheating and aggression. But does it hold up?
More chocolate means better Nobel prize odds – true or false?
Want to win a Nobel prize? You might increase your chances by eating more chocolate, according to a letter in Nature last Thursday. The research, which outlines a survey of chocolate consumption of 23…
Conscientious objectors in the second world war: little‑known stories of pacifists plagued by doubt but willing to risk their lives
This later generation of ‘conchies’ often felt torn between their duties to society and their beliefs amid a much more obvious battle between good and evil.
What’s the white stuff on my Easter chocolate, and can I still eat it?
It’s totally fine to eat chocolate with a white film on the surface. But what is it, how did it get there, and how can it be avoided?
Chocolate: tasty, addictive, sexy … and good for you
There is nothing like chocolate. When it comes to the hedonistic appeal of chocolate, the taste, texture, aroma and packaging are hard to beat. Australians eat an average of five to six kilograms of chocolate…
Why does chocolate cost so much this Easter, when cocoa’s price is at a 3‑year low?
Cocoa’s price hit an all-time high in 2024, but has plummeted since. Why aren’t we seeing cheaper chocolates on our supermarket shelves yet?
Is ‘chocapocalypse’ looming? Why we need to understand what’s at stake
The future of chocolate is in question as producers face challenges to keep up with new threats as well as rising demand from new consumer markets.
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