Scientists instruct people on how to respond to UFO encounters
2025-03-07 13:06:11 People should react to a one-on-one UFO encounter like they would in a road incident. Boffins have set out clear instructions in case people come face-to-face with a…
Old people should lift weights to beat insomnia
2025-03-06 13:11:17 Lifting weights can help older people combat insomnia. Experts have discovered that resistance and muscle-strengthening exercises – including lifting dumbbells and using gym equipment – can reduce sleeplessness…
Tattoos raise risk of skin and blood cancer
2025-03-06 13:06:26 Tattoos put people at greater risk of skin and blood cancer. Boffins from the University of Southern Denmark have been exploring whether ink from the body art can…
Bloated aliens could take over Earth
2025-03-06 13:00:37 Earth could be invaded by bloated aliens. Scientists are concerned that the human race could be “wiped out” by extraterrestrials that resemble the slobbish ‘Star Wars’ villain Jabba…
Mice perform first aid on unconscious companions
2025-03-05 15:07:30 Mice give each other first aid. Researchers observed the rodents battling to revive their stricken companions who had been drugged and knocked out. The mice pawed, licked and…
Smartwatches can stop pandemics
2025-03-05 15:01:51 Smartwatches could bring an end to pandemics. The devices are up to 90 per cent accurate at using early markers to predict when the wearer will suffer from…
Men with superior sperm quality live longer
2025-03-05 15:00:15 Men with better sperm quality live longer. Boffins have analysed data on semen quality from almost 80,000 men over a period of 50 years and found that chaps…
Space rock close to slamming into Earth
2025-03-04 12:45:39 Many chunks of space rock have come close to hitting Earth. Nasa scientists have reported near-miss objects have passed the planet closer than the moon recently. The discovery…
'Alarming levels' of plastics found in human brains
2025-03-04 12:41:54 “Alarming levels” of plastics are inside human brains. Scientists have said a spoonful of microplastics and nanoplastics have been found in human brain tissue, and it has been…
Woman becomes world record holder for spelling out longest place name
2025-03-04 12:27:07 A woman has become a world record holder for using one finger to tap out the name of a Welsh village. Ellyn Baker, 23, took 15.33 seconds to…
