Education
Ulster University Drops Plans for Londonderry Sports Dome
The university has scrapped a planned indoor sports dome after spending £800,000 on the project, according to BBC News.
The Real Doctor Who Inspired Sherlock Holmes
A new book tells the story of Joseph Bell, an Edinburgh surgeon who taught his students to notice small clues.
A Potty Training Plan in York Is Spreading to 20 More Areas of England
After parents received guides with school offers, fewer children started reception not toilet-trained.
Stimulating a Nerve After Practice Helped Mice Learn a Skill More Strongly
Tohoku University researchers say the vagus nerve may open a "hidden window" for learning to stick.
A UCLA Study Links Gut Bacteria to How Fast the Brain Ages
Researchers say signs of brain aging may be detectable long before memory problems begin.
A Study Links the MIND Diet to Slower Brain Aging
People who followed it more closely lost less brain tissue over time, equal to about 2.5 years of slower aging.
Did Queen Elizabeth I's Secretaries Add Anger to Her Letters?
A historian studied more than 500 letters and found that her helpers may have shaped how her feelings were written.
The City That Was America's Capital for Just One Day
In 1777, Congress fled Philadelphia and met in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for a few hours before moving on.
The New York Times Turns 175: How the Newspaper Began in 1851
Founders Henry Raymond and George Jones launched the paper on September 18, 1851, at a price of one cent.