Rocks discovery hints at life on Mars
2025-09-11 16:08:47 Rocks on Mars are the biggest indicator yet of life on the Red Planet. The unusual mudstones were found in a dusty riverbed by NASA’s Perseverance Rover and…
Mosquitoes are attracted to beer drinkers
2025-09-11 16:04:55 Mosquitoes like to bite people who drink beer. Scientists at Radboud University in the Netherlands asked 500 people at a music festival to be exposed to thousands of…
Rising temperatures could be causing obesity
2025-09-11 16:01:43 Climate change could be contributing to obesity. New research has claimed that people are more likely to pile on the pounds during warmer weather as they gorge on…
Seven-second hugs hint at romantic interest
2025-09-10 13:06:54 Hugging somebody for seven seconds indicates a romantic interest. A new study in Germany got 60 people – some of whom were friends while others were lovers –…
Sleeping on your side can ward off memory loss
2025-09-10 13:05:09 Sleeping on your side can prevent memory loss in later life. A sleep expert claims that resting to the side is a better way of flushing out toxins…
US Senator suggests that radioactive shrimp could cause alien transformations
2025-09-10 13:01:43 A US Senator has claimed that eating radioactive shrimp could turn people into aliens. Shrimp sold at stores such as Walmart were recalled recently due to possible contamination…
Newspaper readers are at a lower risk of dementia
2025-09-09 12:04:09 Reading newspapers can lower the risk of dementia. A study in the US revealed that reading the paper frequently boosts both memory and attention span in older people…
Aggressive acts can be contagious
2025-09-09 12:02:16 Aggression is contagious. Experts have found that people who frequently witness combative behaviour are likely to partake in violence themselves – but only if they are men and…
Mario Kart improves driving standards
2025-09-09 12:00:26 Playing Mario Kart can improve driving skills. Research has revealed that young people who spend over 10 hours per week playing racing games are safer behind the wheel…
Fossil evidence hints that Roman Gladiators did battle with bears
2025-09-08 12:06:22 Roman Gladiators fought against bears. New fossil evidence has suggested that the warriors in Ancient Rome went into battle with a variety of wild animals, even though film…
