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The Great Pyramids of Giza were built using technology to communicate with aliens. Billy Carson, an expert on ancient civilisations, thinks that the Egyptian tombs were actually used centuries ago as ...

Quitting smoking at any age reduces the risk of cancer. A major study has found that the chances of developing the disease halved in people who quit the habit for at ...

Four in ten dog owners tell their pooch they love them more often than their partner. A new poll has found that humans profess their love for a canine on a ...

Aliens could use "gravity-bending" technology to conquer Earth. Google's AI chatbot Bard has warned that the human race is unlikely to stand a chance if Earth is invaded by hostile extraterrestrials ...

The number of deadly shark attacks doubled worldwide in 2023. Researchers at the University of Florida found that deaths due to the ocean predators rose to 10 last year - up ...

Sharing a bed with your dog has several health benefits. Animal expert Dr. Jacqueline Boyd explained that snoozing with a pooch can "offer companionship, security and even warmth" - as long ...

Alzheimer's disease is "partially caused" by picking your nose. A new study has discovered a link between the seemingly harmless act of 'digging for gold' and the degenerative brain condition. When a ...

Money does not buy happiness. Scientists think they have finally settled the debate about wealth and joy after surveying nearly 3,000 people from indigenous and local communities worldwide, 36 per cent ...

Eating in front of the TV makes people fatter. Scientists say that the act of eating meals while glued to the screen makes someone more likely to put on the pounds ...

Wrinkles make humans appear untrustworthy. It is often thought that the lines etched in faces are signs of wisdom but a new study has found that we consider people with wrinkles ...

Walking to work on a daily basis can reduce your risk of a heart attack. A new study shows that employees who commute on foot for 45 minutes in total have ...

Dogs have five personality types. A team of experts at the University of East London used an algorithm to go through 70,000 behavioural records of canines and established that the animals ...

Humans have already littered on Mars despite never visiting the Red Planet. Space junk has piled up on the surface with debris from missions including landing equipment, heat shields and parachutes ...

Small dogs with pointy noses live longer than other pooches. An extensive study on canine life expectancy, in which the animals were grouped by size and shape, found that smaller dogs ...

Clownfish are able to count. Researchers have found that the fish can identify members of their own species from the amount of stripes on their bodies. The orange and white creatures are ...

Frequent phone usage has caused a rise in ADHD in adults. Doctors have been attempting to figure out what has caused the steady increase in Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and ...

Sick days can be good for you. Careers expert Robbie Bryant has claimed that taking a sneaky day off work can help employees reset and avoid burnout from the day-to-day grind. Bryant, ...

The Moon is shrinking. Scientists have estimated that the circumference of the satellite has decreased by around 45m over the past few hundred million years, putting attempts to construct a lunar ...

Men can reduce their risk of prostate cancer by 35 per cent just by getting fitter. Boosting cardiorespiratory fitness by only three per cent over the course of a year through ...

Goats can tell if humans are happy or angry based on their tone of voice. A new study suggests that the animals have developed a sensitivity to vocals as a result ...

Rats are addicted to taking selfies. Paris photographer Augustin Lignier set up a study where two rodents were placed in a bespoke cage and were provided with sugar and a picture ...

A Brazilian woman has been arrested with 130 poisonous frogs in her luggage. The Harlequin frogs were discovered by Colombian police at Bogota airport on Monday (29.01.24) and were distressed and ...

Fasting for 24 hours between meals can lower the risk of diseases. Researchers have discovered that leaving an entire day between meals slashes levels of harmful inflammation in the body by ...

T-Rex suffered from arthritis. Experts have found signs that the dinosaurs were likely to have suffered from pain in their back and knees as they were "blighted by bone diseases". Fossils demonstrated ...