In our everyday life, hugs are a frequent form of greeting, comfort, and expression of connection. But why do we actually hug people, and what are the physiological benefits of hugging?

Love is one of the most intriguing emotions. Over time, poets have explored it through language, philosophers have debated its meaning, historians have looked at the long story of love in civilizations for generations, and scientists have studied it through evidence and experiments. But how does one actually fall in love, and what are the biological processes behind being in love?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is something of a buzzword presently, the world has been electrified with the possibilities and downfalls that AI can bring humanity.

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have the potential to solve world hunger. Genetically modified organisms are those in which a gene has been transferred into a different organism’s DNA to create desirable qualities, for example immunity to crop destroying bacteria.

In the margins of his copy of arithmetica, Fermat proposed that the equation xn + yn = zn had no positive integer solutions of x, y and z for n > 2, and claimed to have discovered a proof for this. Yet, to the dismay of mathematicians for centuries to come, he proceeded to write ‘I have a truly marvellous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain’.