Very Interesting Magazine - March/April 2023

In this issue

Our Mental Health
Climate Change
Positive thinking

Artificial sweeteners found in sugar-free foods can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria

The discovery could help in the war against superbugs

1 min

Al can predict the risk of heart disease by analysing a single chest x-ray

The model could be used to identify at-risk patients who are not currently taking preventative medication

1 min

New image of Cartwheel Galaxy shows us how stars are born

This stunning image released by the James Webb Space Telescope reveals the inner workings of a rare ring galaxy in unprecedented detail

1 min

THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB MAN

Men are losing friends and struggling to make new ones – and missing out on powerful health benefits in the process. Buddy, what’s going on?

8 mins

Eating Marmite could ease anxiety and depression

B vitamins found in the spread may help the brain produce calming neurochemicals

2 mins

RECOMMENDED HEALTH TARGETS: DO THEY WORK?

Get your five-a-day. Sleep eight hours. Drink eight glasses of water. These are just a few of the ‘essential’ health guidelines we’re supposed to live by, but who can really manage all of the above? And do these ‘commandments’ stand up to scrutiny?

6 mins

VIDEOCONFERENCING STIFLES CREATIVITY

Being tethered to a screen makes us less likely to mentally wander, and this has an impact on our creative thinking

2 mins

LOVE HURTS

Slicing, biting, slashing, cannibalising... these are not words we would naturally associate with romance. But there is beauty and splendour to be seen in the shadier side of animal mating

7 mins

THINKING POSITIVELY CAN BE GOOD FOR YOUR BODY, NOT JUST YOUR BRAIN

Looking for an upside in any given situation can improve everything from the immune system to heart health

3 mins

THE CARNIVORE DIET: CAN EATING A MEAT-ONLY MENU BE GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH?

The meat-only diet has gone viral on social media, with its proponents claiming that humans evolved to exist on animal protein alone

3 mins

Climate change is already having an effect... On our mental wellbeing

People's growing anxiety about the future of the planet is becoming increasingly obvious, but it's not an entirely bad thing

3 mins

THE HIDDEN ROOMS OF TUTANKHAMUN'S TOMB

A century ago, Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered. But even today, controversy still rages over whether it contains undiscovered chambers. Here, an Egyptologist puts the rumours to bed... or, rather, firmly into their sarcophagus

6 mins

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