Classical music lifts a listener's spirits
2024-08-12 13:05:29 Listening to classical music can improve a person’s mood. The works of Beethoven and Mozart can release feel-good chemicals in the brain and triggers the organ’s reward centre.…
California is on the brink of banning homework
2024-09-04 14:34:21 Homework is set to be banned in California. The Healthy Homework Act has passed both chambers of state legislature and will ask teachers to consider whether any homework…
Mobile phones don't increase brain cancer risk
2024-09-04 14:19:58 Mobile phone usage does not raise the risk of brain cancer. A review ordered by the World Health Organisation (WHO) analysed 63 studies on the issue carried out…
Weight-loss drugs can slow down the ageing process
2024-09-03 15:42:05 Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy can slow biological ageing. Evidence presented at the world’s largest cardiology conference showed that the jabs have “far-reaching benefits beyond what…
Four in 10 people hate saying sorry
2024-09-03 15:26:27 Four in 10 people don’t like saying sorry as they are ‘never’ wrong. A poll of 1,000 adults aged between 20 and 50 found that almost a fifth…
Colossal asteroid crashed into Jupiter's moon Ganymede
2024-09-03 15:21:34 A massive asteroid 20 times larger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs once slammed into Jupiter. Scientists have found evidence that the gargantuan meteorite crashed into…
Invisible electric field surrounding Earth discovered by NASA
2024-09-03 15:10:34 An invisible electric field that surrounds Earth has been discovered by NASA. The US space agency has found the first evidence of the subtle “ambipolar electric field” that…
Pints of beer increase gout danger
2024-09-02 15:35:36 Drinking one pint of beer a day increases a person’s risk of gout. A new study has found that the alcoholic beverage raises the danger of the disease…
Daily croissant treats raise the risk of heart problems
2024-09-02 14:07:03 Eating croissants regularly “silently” increases the risk of heart problems even if it does not lead to weight gain. A group of volunteers ate a diet high in…
Trying to remember something can block the memory
2024-09-02 13:35:09 Trying to remember something can prevent the memory from being retrieved. A Cambridge scientist suggests that people desperately trying to recall something are better off letting their mind…
