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 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 ...
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 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 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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Moon is set to get a 4G network.
Mobile phone titan Nokia has created a Lunar Surface Communication system in the form of a robot called Athena, and it has ...
Comedy could be prescribed to people suffering from mental health issues.
The technology firm Craic Health has secured funding for its social prescribing scheme that uses comedy-based interventions, including stand-up shows ...
Dogs communicate by blinking.
Experts studied the responses of 54 domestic pooches to videos of other dogs blinking, nose licking or staring back at them with an attentive face.
The findings showed ...
It is "only a matter of time" before alien life forms - if it hasn't already.
Astronomers have long believed that 'hard steps' must be met in the 10 billion-year lifespan ...
A dad has eaten a bacon bap "Mount Everest".
Craig Harker, a 27-year-old pub owner from Hardwick, left workers in a Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, Greggs speechless after he asked for 100 ...
Chinese dog chews could turn yappy pooches into howling werewolves.
The Food Standards Agency has warned certain products from Barkoo and Chrisco can cause behavioural changes in them.
It has ordered pet ...
Over a third of Brits reuse dirty gym towels.
According to a survey conducted by Live Football Tickets, 36 per cent of Brits don’t wash their gym towels after each use, ...
Human teeth could be grown in a lab in the next 20 years.
Experts at Tufts University in the US have been able to successfully grow human-like teeth in experiments involving ...
Men are more romantic than women.
Research combining the findings of over 50 previous studies on the subject has revealed that males tend to fall in love faster, yearn for their ...
An alien whistleblower claims to have seen "proof of things I can't discuss".
Tim Burchett, a Republican Congressman from Tennessee, claims that the Pentagon is using "dark money" to carry out ...
Wolves could be reintroduced to the Scottish Highlands.
Scientists at the University of Leeds claim that reintroducing the beasts to the area could help reduce red deer populations and lead to ...
Dancing for 20 minutes each day can help people hit their weekly exercise targets.
A small study into the cardiovascular benefits of "solo freeform dancing" found that people received health benefits ...
Rich space tourists could ruin attempts to find out more about the history of the universe.
Dr. Martin Elvis, an astrophysicist at Harvard University, claims that specific areas on the far ...
Shark attack figures fell dramatically in 2024.
Data shows that just 47 unprovoked attacks were recorded across the world last year - down from 69 in 2023 and considerably below the ...
Babies "react more favourably" to the smell of food their mothers eat at the end of their pregnancy.
Research led by Durham University revealed that newborns showed a positive emotional response ...
Losing your sense of taste could lead to a premature death.
A new study of more than 7,000 Americans over the age of 40 who lost their sense of taste earlier ...