Binge drinking causes irregular heart rhythm
2024-07-26 13:04:57 Binge drinking increases the risk of irregular heart rhythms. A team of experts at Ohio State University found that binge drinking-related arrhythmias are connected to a raised risk…
Alien avatars will take centre stage in the future of human sex
2024-07-26 14:09:30 Alien avatars and robots will play a key role in the sex lives of future humans. A new study has suggested that people will become increasingly reliant on…
Singers drop their tempos as they grow older
2024-07-26 15:03:30 The average speed of an artist’s music decreases as they get older. Geoff Luck, an expert from the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland, has analysed more than 14,000…
NASA finds 'possible' signs of life on Mars
2024-07-29 12:05:03 A NASA rover has discovered “possible” signs of life on Mars. The US space agency’s Perseverance rover has spotted what has been described as an “arrowhead-shaped” rock with…
Vegan diets decrease biological ageing
2024-07-29 13:10:22 A vegan diet can reduce a person’s biological age. A new study has found that eating plant-based meals for just eight weeks can lead to decreases in the…
Humans will be getting married to robots soon
2024-07-29 14:06:27 Humans could marry robots in the future. Philosopher Nick Bostrom is convinced that it will become normal practice for younger generations to get hitched with bots and predicts…
Healthy lifestyle changes can prevent half of dementia cases
2024-07-29 15:37:32 Half of dementia cases could be prevented with simple lifestyle changes. A paper set for publication later this week is to reveal that it is more straightforward for…
Loss of loved ones causes people to age faster
2024-07-30 12:06:37 The pain of losing a family member speeds up ageing. Data from nearly 4,000 people in the United States who had been followed since they were teenagers in…
Life on Earth began 1.5 billion years earlier than suspected
2024-07-30 13:01:04 Complex life on Earth started 1.5 billion years earlier than thought. Scientists had broadly concurred that animals first emerged on our planet 635 million years ago but a…
Lettuce eases pain of stinging nettle sores
2024-07-30 14:05:38 Lettuce can soothe the pain of nettle stings. A new study has found that rubbing a lettuce leaf on the skin is an effective way of relieving the…
