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Mice give first aid to peers in trouble
5 March 2025

Mice perform first aid on unconscious companions
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 ...

There are microplastics and nanoplastics in the brain
4 March 2025

'Alarming levels' of plastics found in human brains
"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, ...

Anglesey village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
4 March 2025

Woman becomes world record holder for spelling out longest place name
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, ...

Chunks of space rock have been close to hitting Earth
4 March 2025

Space rock close to slamming into Earth
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 ...

A new banana stays fresh for 24 hours
4 March 2025

Scientists create banana that stays fresh for 24 hours after opening
Scientists have created a banana that remains fresh for 24 hours after it is opened. Experts at the British biotech company Tropic have altered the yellow fruit's genetics so it can ...

The Beatles encourage erratic driving
4 March 2025

Drivers urged not to listen to Beatles classic She Loves You in the car
The Beatles hit 'She Loves You' should not be played by motorists. Experts claim that the Fab Four's 1963 track makes drivers go faster and take unnecessary risks on the road ...

Sleeping more at weekends has a range of health benefits
4 March 2025

Staying in bed on weekend mornings cuts depression risk
Sleeping in at the weekend can slash a person's risk of depression. A new study has found that those who spend up to two hours longer snoozing at weekends may halve ...

A robot similar to T-1000 from Terminator 2: Judgment Day has been created
28 February 2025

Scientists make real-life Terminator
A real-life Terminator has been created. Scientists have made a new robot material, which can turn from a liquid to a solid - similar to how robot T-1000 (Robert Patrick) could ...

Sleeping before 10pm could cause a bigger risk of dementia
28 February 2025

Sleeping before 10pm may increase dementia risk
Early nights could increase the risk of dementia. Researchers in Britain, Sweden and China discovered that if people go to bed before 10pm, it could result in a 25 per cent ...

A high-protein breakfast could lower chances of cancer and dementia
28 February 2025

High-protein breakfast could lower chances of dementia and cancer
Eating a high-protein breakfast could reduce the risk of getting cancer and dementia. According to a study, eating a meal first thing in the morning that has 10g of protein can ...

Gen Zers hate capital letters
27 February 2025

Gen Zers hate capital letters
Gen Zers do not like capital letters. Those who were born between 1997 and 2012 fear them because they give off a "stern or abrupt" tone. With this, they feel it does ...

Not eating two-weeks-worth of doner kebab meat could keep the UK within safe climate limits
27 February 2025

Cutting doner kebab intake could help UK stay in good climate limits
Cutting the intake of doner kebab meat could keep the UK in safe climate limits. The country's climate advisors think if people do not eat two-weeks-worth of the meat, it could ...

Brits are ditching maple syrup for bizarre pancake toppings
27 February 2025

Brits put sardines on pancakes
Brits are putting sardines and marmite onto their pancakes. In total 2,000 Brits took part in a survey by Lyle's Golden Syrup ahead of Strove Tuesday (04.03.25), and 85 per cent ...

Belgians can no longer drink fish
26 February 2025

Belgians banned from 'drinking' fish
Belgians are banned from "drinking" fish. The Krakelingen festival, in the town of Geraardsbergen, saw gudgeon fish consumed from silver cups of red wine, and it dated back 600 years. However, its ...

Dani Clode created The Third Thumb
26 February 2025

Robotic body parts to soon become available for humans
Humans will soon be able to get extra parts to their bodies. 'The Third Thumb' has been made by Dani Clode, an augmentation and prosthetics designer at Cambridge University in a ...

A huge asteroid called 2024 YR4 will not hit Earth
26 February 2025

London Eye-sized asteroid NOT hitting Earth
A death-defying asteroid is not going to cause havoc on Earth. Astronomers previously predicted that 2024 YR4 - which was zooming down towards the planet at 38,000 mph - had a ...

Learning another language can ward off dementia
25 February 2025

Learning another language can stave off dementia
Learning a second language can help reduce the risk of getting dementia. Natalie Phillips, from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, told New Scientist that being bilingual makes the size of the ...

The Birth of Venus painting has been slapped with a trigger warning
25 February 2025

University slaps nudity warning on Birth of Venus painting
The University of Roehampton has slapped a trigger warning on the Birth of Venus painting. Students at the London university have been alerted that Sandro Botticelli's 15th-century piece may cause them ...

NASA could lead missions to find aliens
25 February 2025

NASA could launch alien-finding mission
Rocket launches could be scrapped in a bid to find aliens. Elon Musk has asked US president Donald Trump to use his SpaceX rockets to put a man on Mars, meaning ...

Mars used to have sandy beaches
25 February 2025

Mars formerly had an ocean with sandy beaches
Mars was once home to an ocean with sandy beaches. Scientists have discovered that the Red Planet once boasted sandy shores after analysing below-ground imaging data from China's Zhurong rover. The experts ...

Chickens can help revive the dodo
25 February 2025

Chickens can help bring the dodo back to life
Chickens could be used to revive the dodo. Experts at New York University Langone have devised a technique that involves creating genetically modified birds by taking cells from farmyard chickens - ...

Elvis Presley believed in the power of pyramids
25 February 2025

Elvis had a fascination with pyramids
Elvis Presley was fascinated by pyramids. A new book that explores the King of Rock 'n' Roll's fascinating mystical life has revealed that the music legend was keen to marry Ginger ...

Ketchup can scare people
21 February 2025

Woman feels like 'being held at gunpoint' if faced with ketchup
A woman feels like she is "being held at gunpoint" when she sees ketchup. Leigh Woodman has banned the popular meal condiment from her home - despite her boyfriend liking it ...

Scientists have found a chemical in the brain that makes people believe in the afterlife
21 February 2025

Afterlife-believing chemical found in brain
A chemical that makes people believe in the afterlife has been found in the brain. Psychedelic neurochemical N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) has been discovered by scientists at Imperial College London. They think it may ...