Poor sleep has a lasting impact on the brain
2024-10-09 13:00:47 A bad night’s sleep affects the brain for two weeks. Researchers in Finland have found that areas of the brain connected to attention and memory are influenced for…
'Skinny genes' allow people to lose weight
2024-10-09 12:00:30 ‘Skinny genes’ are the secret to people losing weight. A study has found that someone’s ability to shed the pounds is dependent on 14 ‘skinny genes’ as opposed…
‘Big cat’ shocks Somerset dad and son as it leaps across road in front of them
2024-10-08 19:32:44 A Somerset father and his son were left stunned after a “big cat” jumped across the road in front of them. Yeovil resident Gareth Wright, 55, was travelling…
Second Scottish primary school child identifies as animal in another ‘species dysphoria’ case
2024-10-08 19:29:27 At least one other primary school child in Scotland is reportedly being allowed to identify as an animal. Controversy was sparked earlier this year after it was claimed…
Britain falls in worldwide penis length league
2024-10-07 16:21:18 British men are slipping down the global penis length league. The UK has fallen from 66th to 68th in the last two years in a study of appendages…
Woman knocked out by falling cauliflower while shopping
2024-10-07 16:12:07 A woman was knocked out by a cauliflower falling on her head as she shopped. Sammi Mai was left out cold when the vegetable bashed her noggin as…
Scientists hope to revive giant beavers
2024-10-07 16:07:31 Scientists are planning to bring giant beavers back from extinction. Boffins have made progress in their attempts to revive the dodo and woolly mammoth and are now targeting…
People unlikely to celebrate 100th birthday as life expectancy stalls
2024-10-07 16:03:11 People are unlikely to live to the age of 100 as life expectancy slows down. Research has revealed that the human race seems to be reaching the limits…
Loch Ness skipper believes he has found proof of the monster's existence
2024-10-04 16:26:50 An experienced boat skipper claims to have found proof that the Loch Ness Monster exists. Shaun Sloggie captured the shape of a mysterious object on sonar while he…
Second meteor crashed into Earth at the same time as dinosaur-killer asteroid
2024-10-04 16:19:11 The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs was not alone. Scientists in Scotland have established that the Nadir crater discovered at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in…
