Taller people have a lower risk of many diseases, do better in education and earn more, says Prof Majid Ezzati

Pyrotechnics send animals’ heart rates soaring, triggering a panic response and a desire to flee, says Prof Claudia Wascher

Our festive food habits are based on tradition and imitating innovations by the wealthy, says historian Christopher Winn

It’s easy to teach your feline companion to sit or follow a target, says behaviour expert Daniel Warren-Cummings

Childcare in the UK is rising faster than inflation – so what’s going wrong? Economist Christine Farquharson explains

Super apps can revolutionise your life – but do you want to pay the price, wonders AI and innovation professor David Shrier

Setting our upper limit at a mere 150 might sound daft 10,000 years from now, says Prof Richard Faragher

Hailed as a tech solution to crime, security cameras throw up questions of accountability and privacy

Women withholding sex as a political tactic is part of the bigger picture of women’s rights and bodily autonomy, says cultural critic and classicist Helen Morales

There is a link between money and happiness, says Prof Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, but it’s much stronger at the bottom of the pay scale

With anxiety, loneliness and the cost of living crisis driving an urge to accumulate, when does clutter become a cause for concern?

Sam Linter, director of WineGB, on whether homegrown wine could become an affordable option for the discerning drinker

Becoming an independent nation isn’t as simple as picking a name and a currency, says referendum expert Matt Qvortrup

Nick Finnis, meteorologist and storm expert at Netweather, discusses the effects of warmer temperatures

Dr Matthew Bothwell, public astronomer at the University of Cambridge, on whether humans will one day be able to observe the origin of the universe

Steve Wright, chairman of the Licensed Private Hire Car Association, on the difficulties in the taxi industry

There are far more factors at play than overtime bonuses and religious considerations, says the CEO of the Association of Convenience Stores

Nick McKerrell of Glasgow Caledonian University says the police force is unlike any other public sector service – which is why the subject is so controversial

Dénes Csala’s 2019 research found that each bank holiday saves 100,000 tonnes of carbon

Are locals in tourist hotspots right to be angry about the amount of rental properties in their towns?