Watching the Olympics on TV is as effective at burning calories as exercising.
Research has found that people burn up to 540 calories while watching sport on the sofa due to ...
A dancing robot could help humans build trust with the machines.
Experts are concerned about the perception of the bots as unemotional killers and have created a cyborg that can throw ...
Pretty women are at a disadvantage in the workplace.
Various studies suggest that attractive females are considered to be less trustworthy as well as more manipulative and 'dangerous' than average-looking employees.
Attractive ...
Scientists have found the chemical that makes people opt for exercise instead of indulgence.
A team of experts at ETH Zurich have revealed that the chemical called oxerin in the brain ...
Cats mourn the deaths of their fellow pets.
Analysis has found that felines went off their food and slept more after their animal companions passed away in a discovery that questions ...
Staring down a seagull is the best way to prevent it from stealing your food.
Glaring at the seaside pests frightens the birds and means they are less likely to pinch ...
People born within a 30-year window are at a higher risk of developing 17 different types of cancer.
Researchers analysed tens of millions of cancer diagnoses across 34 categories of the ...
Dolce and Gabbana has launched a perfume for dogs.
The luxury Italian brand is charging 99 Euros for Fefe - a fragrance that is described as an "olfactory masterpiece" featuring ylang-ylang, ...
Thinking too hard hurts the brain.
A study has found that people get stressed and annoyed more quickly when making a large mental effort and warned that teachers and employers should ...
Boozing after exercise doesn't prevent people from getting fit.
Many fear that drinking a few pints after getting a sweat on will ruin all the hard work put into physical activity ...
Drinking from plastic bottles raises blood pressure.
Experts say that microplastics entering the bloodstream put a person's health at risk as it increases the possibility of heart disease.
A new study found ...
Seaweed could be the key to a longer life.
Scientists recommend that people bathe in the algae and sprinkle it on their meals as it can bring about many health boosts.
Microbiology ...
Children who skip breakfast are more likely to be unhappy.
Researchers have analysed data on almost 150,000 kids across 42 countries and discovered the more often young people aged between 10 ...
A Berlin company is offering people the chance to be cryogenically frozen after their deaths.
The scheme from the Tomorrow Bio firm is thought to be the first of its kind ...
Teenagers addicted to their smartphones are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression.
Young people say they have problematic smartphone use - which refers to behaviours such as worrying when ...
A pet python caused havoc in an art gallery after escaping from its owner.
Bodhi, a 10-foot-long reptile, is usually kept at the property above Studio 1 shop and gallery in ...
Scientists are planning to send frozen samples of endangered animals to the Moon to make sure humanity survives global catastrophe.
Experts have proposed a 'biorepository' on the lunar surface to safeguard ...
The ancient Egyptians used a 'hydraulic lift' to build the pyramids.
A new study suggests that the oldest pyramid in Egypt, the Pyramid of Djoser, was put together 4,700 years ago ...
Dogs' brains are shrinking - and humans are responsible.
Boffins in Hungary have found that the domestic canine's brain is much smaller than its wild grey wolf ancestor because they live ...
Cutting down on bacon and sausages can slash the risk of dementia.
Researchers in the US have found that swapping one serving of red meat per day for an option such ...
Doctors in Vietnam removed a live eel from a man's bottom.
Horrified medics discovered the 26-inch-long sea creature last month after it had attempted to chew its way out by biting ...
Eating less sugar can make you younger.
Research has found that cutting out two teaspoons of sugar each day can reverse a person's biological age by 2.4 months.
The study of 342 ...
A child's face evolves to match their name.
Experts set out to study why a majority of people can guess the name of a stranger with up to 40 per cent ...
Goldfish have longer memories than thought.
The belief that the fish forget things after just a few seconds has been branded "laughable" by Professor Culum Brown as he showed that a ...
