Humans love to see dogs wagging their tails.
Researchers have suggested that trait became common amongst canines during domestication as people take pleasure from the rhythm of the movement.
Dog owners often ...
MRI scans can ease the symptoms of depression for six months.
Experts at the University of Nottingham have revealed that using scans to target specific areas of a depressed person's brain ...
Video gamers could go deaf as they have the volume up too loud when they are playing.
Doctors have warned that those who spend hours glued to their consoles are putting ...
Man boobs increase the risk of a premature death.
Danish experts have found that men with gynaecomastia - swollen breasts - are a third more likely to pass away by the ...
Only children are happier, research has shown.
A new study has found that those who complain about their siblings may have some justification as kids with more brothers and sisters have ...
The oldest dog ever has lost his title after Guinness World Records launched an investigation.
Bobi was thought to have been 30 years and 268 days old when he was named ...
Tiny robots could reduce cancerous tumours in the bladder by 90 per cent.
Scientists in Barcelona have created 450 nanobots that can move through the bloodstream and target the growth directly ...
Believing in ghosts can make a person happier.
Scientists believe that individuals who are convinced that poltergeists are real are less likely to be distressed by the prospect of death.
Chris French, ...
Drinking black coffee could mean you are a psychopath.
A study has revealed that those who prefer bitter tastes are more likely to display alarming personality traits such as psychopathic tendencies.
953 ...
Young men are more concerned than women about looking old.
The surprise new findings have revealed that chaps in their 20s are frightened of becoming unattractive.
Dr. Carole Easton, the chief executive ...
Neuroscientists have discovered a "chemical imprint" on the brain that keeps romance going strong.
A new study has shown that some people leave a unique imprint on the brain that causes ...
Cycling to work can improve a person's mental health.
New analysis of almost 380,000 people living in Scotland suggests that those who travel to work by bike are less likely to ...
A pair of "alien mummies" found in Peru are just dolls with Earthly origins.
Scientists have asserted that the two small specimens discovered at the airport in the capital city Lima ...
Going vegan can lower a person's risk of catching Covid.
A study has suggested that a plant-based diet reduces the chances of infection by more than a third as scientists believe ...
Men are less comfortable about sharing bad news than women - but are happy to talk about positive developments.
1,000 people were studied over three experiments in which they were quizzed ...
Men do not have to change their underwear every day.
Skin specialists have claimed that there is no increase in the risk of infection if a person wears that same pair ...
Watching another person show a visible dislike of vegetables can influence your own thoughts on the healthy snacks.
A team from Aston University in Birmingham investigated whether the facial expressions of ...
A broken heart is as deadly as a heart attack.
Scientists in Scotland have found that people are at the same risk of dying from a broken heart as those who ...
Men and women don't laugh at the same jokes.
A new study suggests that males are more likely to find visual jokes and slapstick funny while women will chortle at gags ...
Human contact with aliens is "inevitable", according to the president of UK Space.
Dr. Alice Bunn thinks it is a question of when rather than if in terms of the human ...
Fruit bats could hold the key to curing diabetes in humans.
The "superhero" animals survive by eating up to twice their body weight in sugary fruit each day even though a ...
A mouse has been found tidying up a man's shed every night.
Passionate wildlife photographer Rodney Holbrook, 75, has made an alarming discovery at his Powys, Wales home after a small ...
An expert has revealed the "correct" way to hang toilet roll.
The debate has raged on for years about the right way to hang your loo roll in the bathroom, with ...
Astronauts should eat space-grown vegetables.
Experts have found that the most nutritious meals for space travellers on long missions can be created using ingredients that are grown on missions.
Researchers from the ...
