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‘Anxiety is part of me’: Mara Wilson and other anxious minds on how they cope

From lavender oil to a cold martini, Bruce Springsteen to sertraline, four writers share the tools they have found to manage their symptoms

Mara Wilson, Robyn Wilder, Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett and David Adam

25, May, 2022 @2:00 PM

The hellish side of handwashing: how coronavirus is affecting people with OCD

For some OCD patients, not washing their hands is part of their treatment. So guidance to do so regularly is reviving their anxieties – and triggering them in others

David Adam

13, Mar, 2020 @3:20 PM

Adventures in brain-hacking: how an electrical stimulator boosted my IQ

From the smart drug modafinil to oxygen chambers, interest in cognitive enhancement is growing. But can it actually make you cleverer? I tried to find out

David Adam

07, Feb, 2018 @8:54 AM

Stephen Fry doesn't know what it's like to have OCD eyes | David Adam

David Adam: Fry has done so much for public perceptions of mental illness, but those of us with OCD know how misjudged his cake tweet was

David Adam

28, Apr, 2014 @10:48 AM

How I offended the Falkland Islands too

Eight years ago I made a joke about the islands in an article for this paper. I soon wished I hadn't

David Adam

12, Feb, 2012 @8:00 PM

Illegal logging of tropical rainforests down by up to 75%

Report says governments, pressure groups and private sector all share credit for protecting extra 17m hectares of tropical rainforest

David Adam

15, Jul, 2010 @12:18 PM

Russia urged to halt oil survey during rare whale's breeding season

Seismic survey planned around Sakhalin island would affect a fragile population of western grey whales, marine experts warn

David Adam, environment correspondent

14, Jul, 2010 @3:32 PM

Africa's national parks failing to conserve large mammals, study shows

Populations of zebra, buffalo and lion have fallen by an average of 59% since 1970, according to research

David Adam, environment correspondent

12, Jul, 2010 @4:31 PM

Europe's fishing industry 'unsustainable' as stocks drop

Today marks 'fish dependence day' – where our appetite for seafood means we have to deplete other countries' resources

David Adam

09, Jul, 2010 @5:00 AM

How has 'Climategate' affected the battle against climate change? | David Adam

David Adam: The Muir Russell report has cleared the scientists of any dishonesty over data, but how did the scandal affect Copenhagen?

David Adam, environment correspondent

08, Jul, 2010 @6:00 AM

Climategate scientists cleared of manipulating data on global warming

Muir Russell report says scientists did not fudge data, but they should have been more open about their work

David Adam, environment correspondent

08, Jul, 2010 @1:13 AM

'Climategate' report: the main points

From manipulating data to censoring articles, 150-page report clears scientists of main allegations against them

David Adam, environment correspondent

07, Jul, 2010 @6:27 PM

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davidadam

‘Anxiety is part of me’: Mara Wilson and other anxious minds on how they cope

The hellish side of handwashing: how coronavirus is affecting people with OCD

Adventures in brain-hacking: how an electrical stimulator boosted my IQ

Stephen Fry doesn't know what it's like to have OCD eyes | David Adam

How I offended the Falkland Islands too

Illegal logging of tropical rainforests down by up to 75%

Russia urged to halt oil survey during rare whale's breeding season

Africa's national parks failing to conserve large mammals, study shows

Europe's fishing industry 'unsustainable' as stocks drop

How has 'Climategate' affected the battle against climate change? | David Adam

Climategate scientists cleared of manipulating data on global warming

'Climategate' report: the main points

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