Mice perform first aid on unconscious companions
2025-03-05 15:07:30 Mice give each other first aid. Researchers observed the rodents battling to revive their stricken companions who had been drugged and knocked out. The mice pawed, licked and…
Smartwatches can stop pandemics
2025-03-05 15:01:51 Smartwatches could bring an end to pandemics. The devices are up to 90 per cent accurate at using early markers to predict when the wearer will suffer from…
Men with superior sperm quality live longer
2025-03-05 15:00:15 Men with better sperm quality live longer. Boffins have analysed data on semen quality from almost 80,000 men over a period of 50 years and found that chaps…
Space rock close to slamming into Earth
2025-03-04 12:45:39 Many chunks of space rock have come close to hitting Earth. Nasa scientists have reported near-miss objects have passed the planet closer than the moon recently. The discovery…
'Alarming levels' of plastics found in human brains
2025-03-04 12:41:54 “Alarming levels” of plastics are inside human brains. Scientists have said a spoonful of microplastics and nanoplastics have been found in human brain tissue, and it has been…
Woman becomes world record holder for spelling out longest place name
2025-03-04 12:27:07 A woman has become a world record holder for using one finger to tap out the name of a Welsh village. Ellyn Baker, 23, took 15.33 seconds to…
Staying in bed on weekend mornings cuts depression risk
2025-03-03 15:11:38 Sleeping in at the weekend can slash a person’s risk of depression. A new study has found that those who spend up to two hours longer snoozing at…
Drivers urged not to listen to Beatles classic She Loves You in the car
2025-03-03 15:07:30 The Beatles hit ‘She Loves You’ should not be played by motorists. Experts claim that the Fab Four’s 1963 track makes drivers go faster and take unnecessary risks…
Scientists create banana that stays fresh for 24 hours after opening
2025-03-03 15:03:49 Scientists have created a banana that remains fresh for 24 hours after it is opened. Experts at the British biotech company Tropic have altered the yellow fruit’s genetics…
High-protein breakfast could lower chances of dementia and cancer
2025-02-28 14:28:05 Eating a high-protein breakfast could reduce the risk of getting cancer and dementia. According to a study, eating a meal first thing in the morning that has 10g…
