It was first developed in the 1920s to treat children with epilepsy.

Ellie Soutter died in France.

Archaeologists recently uncovered a 600-year-old die that was probably used for cheating. The wooden die from medieval Norway has two fives, two fours, a three and a six, while the numbers one and two are missing. It is believed that the die was used to cheat in games, rather than being for a game that requires that specific configuration of numbers.

Have you ever thought about how you’d like your funeral to be? Or what dying might feel like? Or what should happen to your body?

A decade ago, as the scale of the disaster in Iraq began to sink in, American historians often compared the United States to ancient Rome. Both seemed to suffer from an imperial disease whose symptoms began with overreach and ended in collapse.

From educational toys to governmental guidelines and detailed nursery progress reports, there are lots of resources available to help parents track and facilitate their children’s development. But while there are tricks we can use to teach children to talk, count, draw or respect others, a surprisingly big part of how they develop is determined by the culture they grow up in.

Anyone with experience of abuse will know that “violence” is only one form of exercising control. Growing evidence shows the negative effect of other behaviours, like coercion and psychological manipulation. Recent legislation, such as Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 prohibits “coercive and controlling behaviour”, and is a welcome addition to existing law and a step forward in combating the wide range of domestic abuse criminality.

Loneliness is a common condition affecting around one in three adults. It damages your brain, immune system, and can lead to depression and suicide.

Why do you read? Maybe you read to relax after a long day, to learn about unfamiliar people or places, to make you laugh or to let you dream. Maybe you never really ask yourself why, but turn to books out of some vague instinct that they’re what you want or need.

Looking at a recent cover of the German news magazine Der Spiegel, one might be forgiven for thinking that all is lost for the Fatherland.

Female expertise is going untapped and unheard at a critical time.

Shares in the TV streaming giant went down 13% overnight.

Overtourism is not a new problem.

Would you like a Tier 5 visa with that?

Love Island is fascinating for many viewers – but especially for personality psychologists.

The word 'panorama' has been used to describe everything from investigative television programmes to wide-angle digital camera settings and movie formats

Theresa May has said that there will be no new Brexit referendum 'in any circumstances'.

According to Trump, Britain and Europe is “losing its culture” as a result of immigration.