Amy Arthur

Amy Arthur

Freelance Journalist

Amy Arthur is a U.K.-based journalist with a particular interest in health, medicine and wellbeing. Since graduating with a bachelor of arts degree in 2018, she's enjoyed reporting on all kinds of science and new technology; from space disasters to bumblebees, archaeological discoveries to cutting-edge cancer research. In 2020 she won a British Society of Magazine Editors' Talent Award for her role as editorial assistant with BBC Science Focus magazine. She is now a freelance journalist, with bylines in BBC Sky at Night, BBC Wildlife and Popular Science, and is also working on her first non-fiction book.

Latest articles by Amy Arthur

Five women sprint on a track with a large audience in the background

Which Olympic sport burns the most calories?

By Amy Arthur published

Olympic-level sporting takes a lot of energy. But which event is the most energetically costly?

Exercise
A pregnant woman sitting on a couch with her feet propped up and a plate of food resting on her belly

How many extra calories does a person need during pregnancy?

By Amy Arthur published

Scientists estimate that a person needs tens of thousands of extra calories to support a pregnancy — but there's no one-size-fits-all answer.

Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth
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11 minutes of moderate exercise a day cuts early death risk by 20%, huge analysis suggests

By Amy Arthur published

The largest review of its kind finds that just 75 minutes of exercise per week drastically reduces risk of early death, heart disease and cancer.

Exercise
Mother and daughter snuggling on sofa, child is sleeping on mothers lap

What is sleep talking? We look at the science

By Amy Arthur published

Discover the science behind sleep talking, a behavior that over half the general population experiences at some point in their life.

Sleep
man waking up from sleep

Sexsomnia really exists — here's what to know about 'sleep sex'

By Amy Arthur published

Sexsomnia is a disorder that leads people to perform sexual behaviors while they're asleep.

Sex
Young hispanic hand holding birth control pills over isolated pink background.

Why is there still no male birth control pill?

By Amy Arthur published

Researchers have spent half a century investigating contraceptives for men, but how close are we to getting a male birth control pill?

Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth
woman breast feeding her child

What does breast milk taste like?

By Amy Arthur published

If you've ever wondered, “What does breast milk taste like?” science can provide an answer without having to try it for yourself.

Health
Group of dog walkers working together outside with dogs

Your dog's genes, but not necessarily its breed, play a big role in its behavior

By Amy Arthur published

Humans began selectively breeding dogs around 2,000 years ago, and these genes play a role in your pup's behavior, a new study of 4,000 purebred, mixed-breed and wild dogs finds.

Dogs