Dead sheep spark big cat fears in Cumbria
2025-02-09 09:15:18 Fears of a big cat prowling around Cumbria have been sparked after dead sheep were found in a field. In total, 10 were spotted by 18-year-old student Harlem…
Classical music helps unborn babies develop
2025-02-09 09:13:03 Classical music can help stimulate babies’ development in the womb. A research team in Mexico found that unborn babies have “more stable and predictable” heart rates if expectant…
Women are more talkative than men
2025-02-09 09:07:11 Women talk more than men. Experts at the University of Arizona recorded speech from over 2,000 people in an attempt to discover the most talkative sex and were…
Children get bad maths skills from their parents
2025-02-09 09:05:10 Children inherit poor maths skills from their parents. Up to 30 per cent of people have severe ‘maths anxiety’ – which can lead to sweaty palms and a…
Apes can 'read minds' like humans
2025-02-09 09:03:09 Apes can intuitively ‘read minds’ like humans. The ability to understand what someone else is thinking is a complex skill that humans only begin to use from the…
Eating breakfast before 9am lowers depression risk
2025-02-09 09:01:08 Eating breakfast before 9am may reduce the risk of depression. According to research by scientists, 28 per cent of people who eat after that time are seen to…
Eating yoghurt prolongs a person's life
2025-02-09 08:59:06 Eating a pot of yoghurt could extend people’s lives. Researchers from China’s Central South University found that those who consume up to 50g of the dairy product per…
Classical music helps people lose weight
2025-02-09 08:57:07 Classical music can help people shed weight. Researchers, including from University College London, found people who listen to genres with calm and soothing tones were more likely to…
Fantasy football places mental health at risk
2024-06-21 13:06:26 Playing fantasy football can result in poor mental health. Research has found that players who invested more time and money into the game – which involves picking players…
Scientists could have stumbled on a baldness cure
2024-06-21 12:37:22 An unintentional discovery could provide a cure for baldness. Researchers at Manchester University were testing a drug on hair follicles when they found out it had caused a…
