The science behind the screams

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Phobias are irrational by definition. So why do we have them,

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How It Works Magazine

11 September, 2025

BBC Wildlife Magazine

Spiders are some of the most common animals we encounter daily, yet are our greatest source of fear

THERE’S A LARGE SPIDER IN THE cupboard. What do you do? Do you panic and flee the scene? Or do you stride forward confidently, cup and paper in hand, ready to save the day? Do you bask in the adoratio

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Answers for anxiety

We all experience anxiety in our day-to-day lives in some form, whether it’s worrying about money or family issues, or more intense anxiety which perhaps requires intervention. According to the Mental

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Dealing with unwelcome intruders

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Flashes of fear

Horror is a remarkably flexible genre – one that can take all sorts of forms. From the subtleties of the ghost story all the way through to the flat-out grossness of body horror, along with its mallea