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Meditation has no impact on a person's happiness
21 July 2023

Meditation does not hold happiness key
Meditation does not make people happier. Experts at the University of British Columbia in Canada have examined more than 500 studies on meditation and mindfulness and found that 95 per cent ...

A sweetener in Diet Coke can cause cancer
21 July 2023

Diet Coke sweetener linked to cancer
A sweetener used in Diet Coke can cause cancer. World Health Organisation (WHO) officials have declared that aspartame, a chemical that is also found in chewing gums and yoghurts, is "possibly ...

Kerstin Tristan is covered in tattoos (c) Instagram
21 July 2023

Grandmother spends £25,000 on tattoos to look like a 'beautiful meadow'
A grandmother has spent £25,000 on tattoos to make her body resemble a "beautiful meadow". Kerstin Tristan is covered in ink that includes roses on her legs, a leopard print on ...

Spider webs can help men perform in the bedroom
21 July 2023

Spider web silk could save men's sex lives
Spider webs could give men a boost in the bedroom. A landmark study saw strands of silk spun by the arachnids implanted into the genitals of men who were unable to ...

Budi the orangutan is back in the wild
21 July 2023

Endangered orangutans returned to the wild in Indonesia
Six endangered Bornean orangutans have been returned to the Indonesian wild after rehabilitation. The critically endangered primates were released last month by the West Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Office (BKSDA) - ...

Temperatures are hot in Death Valley
21 July 2023

Death Valley nears record temperatures as Earth bakes
Death Valley is approaching the global heat record as sweltering temperatures continue across the globe. Temperatures in the valley, which runs along part of central California's border with Nevada, reached 53.3C ...

Looking at your phone can ruin marriages
21 July 2023

Phone scrolling wrecks marriages
Obsessing over your phone could ruin your marriage. A new study conducted into the effects of 'phubbing', snubbing others to scroll on the phone, found that married couples who engage in ...

Exercising at the weekend has the same benefit
21 July 2023

Weekend exercisers get the same health boosts
People who cram in all of their exercise at the weekend get the same health benefits. A major study found that "weekend warriors" have a similarly low risk of heart disease ...

Boffins are desperate to study the impact of space sex
21 July 2023

Scientists demand space sex probe
Scientists want urgent research into the consequences of having sex in space. David Cullen, Professor of Bioanalytical Technology at Cranfield University, believes that space tourism firms such as Jeff Bezos' Blue ...

Football could be staged on the Moon in 2035
21 July 2023

The Moon could host football matches by 2035
Football could be played on the Moon by 2035. Scientists from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) have presented drastic new plans for how the game could be played on ...

Sleeping is key to staving off dementia
6 July 2023

Sleep is key to preventing dementia
Exercise only prevents dementia if a person gets enough sleep. A team from University College London studied 9,000 people in England aged 50 and above over the course of a decade ...

Victor Hugo Sosa has married the female caiman
6 July 2023

Mexican mayor marries female reptile
The mayor of a Mexican town has married a female reptile. Victor Hugo Sosa wed the alligator-like caiman reptile Alicia Adriana as he re-enacted an ancient ritual that is believed to ...

Birds get 'divorced' for the same reasons as humans
6 July 2023

Birds 'divorce' for similar reasons to humans
Birds get 'divorced' due to affairs. Researchers have found that male promiscuity and long periods apart contribute to monogamous birds switching to a different partner for a subsequent breeding season. It is ...

Joe DiMeo has found love with Jessica Koby (c) Instagram
4 July 2023

Man who had miracle face and double hand transplant finds romance
The first man to have a successful face and double hand transplant has found love. Joe DiMeo suffered third degree burns to 80 per cent of his body after his car ...

Donald Trump showed off secret documents to guests at Mar-a-Lago
4 July 2023

Donald Trump showed off classified documents to Mar-a-Lago guests
Donald Trump showed off classified documents to guests at his Mar-a-Lago resort. Former White House communications director and press secretary Stephanie Grisham has claimed that the former US president "has no ...

Benito Mussolini kept a UFO crash secret
4 July 2023

Italian dictator Benito Mussolini covered up a UFO crash in the 1930s
Benito Mussolini covered up a UFO crash. Roberto Pinotti, an aerospace engineer and ufologist, claims to have obtained documents describing the crash of a "metallic object" in Northern Italy in 1933. Pinotti ...

A man found a snake in his supermarket broccoli
4 July 2023

Shopper gets snake surprise in broccoli
A man found a live snake in a bunch of broccoli. Neville Linton was terrified after noticing the reptile, which was later identified as a ladder snake, in the vegetable he ...

Red wine enhances a person's sex life
3 July 2023

Red wine can boost a person's sex life
Drinking red wine can improve your sex life. A review of a variety of studies has concluded that men who drink a glass or two per day have a lower risk ...

Elephant testicles could be the key to a cure for cancer
3 July 2023

Hot elephant testicles could help beat cancer
Hot elephant testicles could hold the secret to a cure for cancer. The animals are known for their strong resistance to the disease and scientists believe that this is the case ...

Parents make big plans for the summer holidays
30 June 2023

Parents fear summer holidays won't meet expectations
Nearly half of British parents worry the summer holidays won’t live up to expectations. Although mums and dads are looking forward to spending more time with the children over the coming ...

A robot will conduct an orchestra in Korea
30 June 2023

Android robot to conduct Korean national orchestra
An Android robot is to conduct the Korean national orchestra. The 5f11 robot is known as EveR 6 and will conduct the orchestra in the Asian country on Friday (30.06.23) ...

Airline pilot claims he spotted a UFO in the middle of a flight
30 June 2023

Airline pilot 'spots UFO'
A pilot has reported seeing a UFO mid-flight. Virginia-based airline captain Julious Figueroa had been on a routine flight over the Midwest when he spotted what he believed was an unidentified ...

A flight attendant hides his valuables in an empty bag of crisps
30 June 2023

Flight attendants use 'empty bag of crisps' to avoid being robbed
A flight attendant has suggested using an "empty crisp packet" to avoid being robbed. Travel experts at Hotels and Discounts explained that common places such as "under the bed" or ...

Caitlin Doughty reveals the worst way to die
30 June 2023

Mortician reveals the WORST way to die
Caitlin Doughty thinks that scaphism is the "worst" way to die. The 38-year-old mortician has amassed thousands of YouTube subscribers and published a variety of books on the topic of death ...