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Having a walk in the countryside can stop time from rushing by and lower levels of depression, stress and anxiety
16 July 2024

Country walks boost your mood, experts find
Having a walk in the countryside can stop time from rushing by and lower levels of depression, stress and anxiety. A study conducted by scientists at Carleton University, Canada, found people ...

Seagulls enjoy eating seafood more than human snacks
12 July 2024

City seagulls would rather eat seafood than human snacks
Seagulls in the city would rather eat seafood than ice cream. New research has found that seagull chicks who have been raised on an 'urban' diet still opt for fish over ...

Young people are more likely to be narcissistic
12 July 2024

Narcissism declines as people get older
Narcissism decreases with age. Analysis by researchers at the University of Bern have found that young people are more likely to be self-absorbed, although the trait mellows with age as an ...

The woolly mammoth could be brought back from the dead
12 July 2024

Scientists move closer to reviving woolly mammoth
Scientists have taken a huge step towards bringing the woolly mammoth back to life. A group of international experts have been able to successfully reconstruct the chromosomes of a 52,000-year-old creature ...

Office gossips could be harming their careers
12 July 2024

Office gossips aren't trusted to do their jobs
Office gossips are seen as less competent at their jobs. A new study has found that those who love chatting about workplace matters were more likely to be trusted when it ...

Ozempic is connected to a condition that causes blindness
12 July 2024

Ozempic and Wegovy linked to blindness-causing condition
Weight-loss jabs Ozempic and Wegovy are linked to an eye condition that causes blindness. A new study found those with diabetes who were prescribed semaglutide were over four times more likely ...

Laughter is being encouraged by Japanese politicians
12 July 2024

Japanese politicians introduce a law telling people to laugh once per day
Japanese politicians have implemented a law telling citizens to laugh once a day to reduce their risk of suffering a heart attack. The legislation was passed by members of the assembly ...

Night owls have better cognitive function than morning people
12 July 2024

Night owls have superior brain function to early risers
Night owls are mentally sharper than morning people. A new study has found that adults who prefer being up late in the evening are more adept at cognitive tests than early ...

Christmas always comes around quickly
12 July 2024

Christmas comes around quicker every year
Christmas really does come around quicker each year. People who get excited about the festive celebrations and those who forget to make plans are more likely to find that it arrives ...

Conservationists have declared the only ‘responsible thing’ to do with Pablo Escobar’s rampaging hippos is to totally ‘eradicate’ the beasts
11 July 2024

Conservationists declare it’s finally time to totally ‘eradicate’ Pablo Escobar’s rampaging hippos
Conservationists have declared the only “responsible thing” to do with Pablo Escobar’s rampaging hippos is to totally “eradicate” the beasts. Authorities in Colombia are battling to find a solution of how ...

Young people are struggling to find their soulmates due to 'social media confusion'
11 July 2024

Young people struggle to find love due to ‘social media confusion’
Young people are struggling to find their soulmates due to “social media confusion”. According to new research, young adults are less likely to feel romantically satisfied due to social media ...

Children are likely to cause cats to claw up furniture
11 July 2024

Cats scratching furniture caused by children
Children are likely to cause cats to claw up furniture. Researchers from Ankara University, Turkey, asked 1,200 cat owners in France what factors can influence undesired scratching behaviours in their furry ...

Men could be more likely to grow a beard when they’re ready to settle down
11 July 2024

Bearded men more likely to want long-term partner
Bearded men are more likely to be ready to settle down than those with less facial hair. Researchers from the University of Katowice, Poland, asked 400 men between the age of ...

Burger and Lobster's new premium bargain bucket
11 July 2024

'Claw-lickingly good': Burger and Lobster launch premium bargain bucket
Burger and Lobster have launched a new "premium" bargain bucket at their restaurants. All nine branches of the popular London eatery will be offering a "claw-lickingly good" sharing feast for six ...

Feel the Burn hot sauce mimics the symptoms of UTI
11 July 2024

Hot sauce designed to replicate UTI symptoms
A new hot sauce has developed to mimic the symptoms of UTIs. The condiment, Feel the Burn, has been created by Newfoundland Diagnostics and scientific sauce creator Lazy Scientist in order ...

Scientists have created a robot with a small human brain
11 July 2024

Scientists invent Frankenstein robot with a human brain
Scientists have created a 'Frankenstein' robot that has a tiny human brain. The cyborg has been built using lab-grown stem cells called organoids that have been paired with a computer chip ...

Music has become less complex over the past 70 years
11 July 2024

Song melodies have become simpler over the past 70 years
Song melodies have become more basic over the past 70 years. Experts at Queen Mary University of London have analysed the melodies of tracks that reached the top five in the ...

Kenza Layli is the world's first Miss AI winner
11 July 2024

Moroccan influencer Kenza Layli becomes world's first AI beauty queen
Moroccan influencer Kenza Layli has won the first-ever Miss AI competition. The 100 per cent AI-generated influencer saw off competition from France's Lalina Valina and Portugal's Olivia C to claim a ...

The exoplanet HD 189733 b stinks of rotten eggs (c) Johns Hopkins University
11 July 2024

Scientists discover that exoplanet smells of rotten eggs
A distant planet stinks of rotten eggs. Scientists have been studying the atmosphere of the exoplanet HD 189733 b, a gas giant that is a similar size to Jupiter, using data ...

Dark chocolate reduces the risk of gum disease
11 July 2024

Eating dark chocolate slashes gum disease risk
Eating dark chocolate halves the risk of gum disease. Researchers are convinced that antioxidants from the cocoa beans could be behind the reduction in the disease risk. Cheese (54 per cent), rice ...

Air pollution reduces the odds of a live birth after IVF
11 July 2024

Air pollution reduces prospect of live birth after IVF
Air pollution significantly reduces the chance of a live birth after IVF treatment. Exposure to pollution has previously been linked to increased miscarriage rates and preterm births and the latest concerning ...

Drinking tea has a lot of health benefits
11 July 2024

Drinking tea everyday protects your heart
Drinking tea for decades protects the heart. Research has found that of the six most popular drinks, tea came out on top for having the most health benefits for both sexes. A ...

Fruit can lessen the impact of a hangover
11 July 2024

Snacking on fruit following a night out reduces hangover effects
Eating fruit after a night out can reduce the effects of a hangover. Nutritionist and podcaster Dr. Rhonda Patrick has pinpointed studies that show how fructose - the sugar that naturally ...

The Cosmic Joker claims that extraterrestrials are keeping humans confused
11 July 2024

New UFO film alleges that aliens are tricking humanity
A new UFO film suggests that alien tricksters are deliberately confusing humanity to prevent the truth from being revealed about extraterrestrials. 'The Cosmic Joker' is inspired by the late author and ...