AI can't tell the time.
Research has revealed that some of the world's leading artificial intelligence systems are unable to correctly interpret clock-hand positions or answer questions about calendar dates.
A team ...
Married men are three times more likely to be obese.
A study of couples in Poland has found that men who have tied the knot are 3.2 times more likely to ...
Watching David Attenborough documentaries eases pain.
MRI scans have shown that looking at nature videos reduced activity in the area of the brain that manages how a person feels discomfort.
A study ...
Poor sleepers are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories.
Researchers have found that those who don't get enough shuteye at night were more likely to endorse unproven beliefs - including ...
'Hardest Geezer' Russ Cook has set off on his challenge to run the entire length of New Zealand.
The 27-year-old Brit made headlines last year after successfully running the full length ...
Some Gen Zers feel uncomfortable when people say "thank you".
Bank Nationwide polled 2,000 Brits on the way the nation says thank you in 2025 and the findings show that one ...
Goats are the smartest animals on the farm.
In a landmark study, scientists from the University of Aberystwyth assessed the ability of three animals - goats, sheep and alpacas - to ...
Children who eat fish are more sociable.
A new study from the University of Bristol has found that kids who regularly eat seafood are likely to be friendlier than those who ...
An archaeological discovery could prove the existence of Noah's Ark.
Experts at the Mount Ararat and Noah's Ark Research team have made the findings after collecting rock and soil samples from ...
Robots will be smarter than humans by next year.
Ministers have warned that the day when artificial intelligence (AI) outsmarts people, which has been dubbed AGI 2026, is looming ever closer.
It ...
Sad songs can make miserable people feel better.
The heart-wrenching sounds from tracks such as Neil Young's 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart' can actually help lift spirits because they act ...
Summertime gives people the best chance of seeing the Loch Ness Monster.
Many obsessives of the mythical creature are more likely to visit its home in the Scottish Highlands when the ...
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 flying saucer that ...
A fat gene has been found in humans and dogs.
Pooches who are constantly hungry and prone to being overweight share biological traits with humans who have the same attitude when ...
A comedy club has banned people who have had Botox.
Those who have gone under the knife for the cosmetic procedure - which improves people's looks by relaxing the muscles that ...
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 the Hutt.
Professor Tim ...
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 travel beyond the ...
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 in the elderly ...
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 with over 120 ...
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 Covid or flu ...
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 cleared the airways of ...
"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 linked to dementia, ...
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 type out Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, ...
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 came after astronomers spotted ...
