12 days of christmas Articles
12 Days of Christmas: 12 drummers neurologically reprogrammed
On the 6th day of Christmas, we discuss how drumming can affect the brain and mental health
12 Days of Christmas: 11 pipers replaced by new pipe robots
To celebrate the 11th day of Christmas, find out how Joey, a small robot, could one day revolutionise pipe inspection
12 Days of Christmas: Ten Springtails A-Leaping
How one tiny flea-like invertebrate, and its robot twin, is advancing our understanding of aerodynamics
12 Days of Christmas: Nine Ladies Dancing (to Bass)
What is it that makes us want to dance to music? Researchers at McMaster University may have found the answer…
12 Days of Christmas: Eight Oat Milk Controversies
Praised by the lactose intolerant and climate conscious alike, oat milk has been the favourite milk substitute for a long time. With its creamy texture, natural sweet taste, and ability to make a latte even more delicious, is it too good to be true?
12 Days of Christmas: Six Geese-a-Eaten
What is a polar bear’s favourite snack? Geese, apparently! Does new research show geese have become a summer treat for polar bears, but are they enough to preserve the dwindling polar bear population?
12 days of Christmas: Five gold astronaut visors
On the 5th day of our 5 days of Christmas, find out about the scientific properties of gold!
12 days of Christmas: Four calling collies
On the fourth day of Christmas, did your loved one give you a calling bird, or a colly bird? Find out why this popular song lyric has changed throughout history
12 days of Christmas: Three British hens diagnosed with Bird Flu
‘On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me, three French hens…’ But the British hens aren’t looking too healthy. What is bird flu, how do birds catch it and can it harm us?
12 days of Christmas: Only two turtle doves left
Here we discuss the 2nd item in ’12 Days of Christmas’, the falling numbers of turtle doves in the UK and conservation efforts underway to reverse this decline
12 days of Christmas: A biofriendly wax in a pear tree
Most recent pear news for pear and hard fruit lovers alike means better and more environmentally friendly fruit preservation is possible
Beauty advent calendars: The best of this year
Whether you are a makeup head, skincare junkie or self-care queen, have fun counting down to Christmas with these advent calendars. Here are The Mancuion’s beauty team suggestions