The normal diet of gladiators was vegetarian, but not through choice or principle. The rations in their barracks consisted of sagina, which literally translates as ‘stuffing’. It was a barley and bean

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From the moment we wake, our brains are bombarded with information – stress and the use of digital devices can negatively impact focus and productivity. Add to this lack of sleep, poor diet and no exe

We often think about preserving our physical health – muscle, bone, heart – but the brain deserves equal attention. Emerging neuroscience and lifestyle research shows that we can actively enhance our

Most of us know that computers can beat humans at chess. Did you also know that they can now beat us at Go. Perhaps the bigger question is why humans chose tabletop games as the benchmark of intellige

The theatre has seen many a human stage a hammy death, but few are quite as dramatic as those that occur in the animal kingdom every day. The ability to play dead, otherwise known as tonic immobility