Terry Robson

Apples are a popular fruit worldwide, which is fortunate as they have many health benefits. In this deep dive, we look at the varieties available, the nutrition qualities, how you can grow them at home and how you can use them in your kitchen. In the April 2025 edition of the journal Nature Genetics, researchers from Pennsylvania State University published a finding indicating the plant genus Malus dates back at least 60 million years.

Being left-handed is more than a quirk. Research reveals it impacts not only how we use our bodies, but also how our minds are wired. Theoretically, the chances of being left- or right-handed are 50-50, but the actual number of left-handed people is far less than 50 per cent. Although left-handers are in the minority, it is a phenomenon that persists and it impacts not only the body, but also the mind. In a binary world of handedness, there are only two ways for things to go: left or right.

Discover how diet and neurogenesis protect the aging brain. Learn why sugar harms and how Mediterranean foods help. Songbirds have been studied for some time neurons as they learn new songs. This is a process called “adult neurogenesis”, and it was first described in the 1980s by a researcher named Goldman while studying neuroplasticity in canaries.