Chocolate gifts go down well on a bad day
2024-09-23 16:15:00 The gift of a bar of chocolate can give people a lift on a tough day. A study of over 3,600 individuals found that they would prefer a…
UFOs could rescue civilisation from nuclear war
2024-09-24 12:01:58 UFOs could be trying to save Earth from nuclear war. A number of mysterious flying objects have been spotted near military sites and researcher Robert L. Hastings has…
Male brains shrink by 8pm each night
2024-09-24 13:05:07 Men’s brains have shrunk by 8pm every day. Scientists scanned a 26-year-old male’s brain 40 times over the course of 30 days and found it had shrunk by…
Groovy gibbons have human dance moves
2024-09-24 14:02:13 Gibbons can dance like humans. Scientists have discovered that the Asian apes can’t resist moving their bodies to a rhythm and have debunked suggestions that only people enjoy…
Magic mushrooms can treat people who worry about their looks
2024-09-24 15:00:31 Magic mushrooms could help treat people with insecurities about their appearance. Experts in the US have revealed that a naturally occurring psychedelic drug in the fungi changes brain…
Kind people are seen as better looking
2024-09-25 14:48:43 Kind people are considered to be more physically attractive. Researchers in Israel analysed the non-physical factors that can lead to a person being perceived as good looking with…
Eating spinach can add spice to a man's sex life
2024-09-25 14:59:29 Spinach can help men out in the bedroom. A study suggests that eating the leafy green vegetable – famously devoured by the cartoon character Popeye – reduced the…
Earth's oceans are nearly too acidic to sustain life
2024-09-25 15:05:32 The planet’s oceans are almost too acidic to sustain marine life. A report by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) says that ocean acidification could be…
Men and women feel pain in contrasting ways
2024-09-25 16:01:06 Men and women feel pain in drastically different ways. Analysis conducted in recent decades demonstrates that females suffer pain at higher rates than males with hormonal differences pinpointed…
World's oldest cheese discovered in Chinese tomb
2024-09-26 14:15:18 The world’s oldest cheese has been found in an ancient Chinese tomb. The cheese is estimated to be 3,600 years old – eclipsing the previous record by 400…
