More than HALF of the 39million miles of rivers and streams on Earth stop flowing periodically or run dry for part of the year, study finds Researchers found that more than half of Earth’s rivers and streams stop flowing They are in all climates and continents, from Himalayan creeks to Saharan wadis Even longest river … Read more
More than 1,000 fortune seekers have flocked to a South African village in search of what they believed to be diamonds after a shepherd discovered unidentified stones in the area. People travelled from across the country on Monday to join villagers in KwaHlathi in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. Locals have been digging since Saturday after a … Read more
It’s in your eyes! People with large pupils are more INTELLIGENT, study finds Researchers tracked pupil size in volunteers taking a range of intelligence tests These covered areas like intelligence, memory retention and the ability to focus They created a baseline measurement while volunteers looked at a blank screen They found that those with larger … Read more
Intelligence has previously been linked with sperm quality, an idea that may now be confirmed, as scientists have found the male brain and testes have a number of similarities. A team of scientists, led by the University of Aveiro in Portugal, compared proteins from 33 tissue types and found testes and brains have more than 13,000 … Read more
Children born in the summer are ‘unfairly labelled’ as having special needs by primary schools, because they’re the youngest in their class, an expert argues. Dr Tammy Campbell, a researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science, says summer-born primary school kids are disproportionately given the ‘special educational needs or disabilities’ (SEND) label. … Read more
Some of the most popular face masks on the market have ‘alarming flaws’, tests show, with the worst only trapping a third of bacterial particles. Consumer group Which? tested a range of popular brands and styles of face coverings and masks for how well they filtered particles, how breathable they were, and how they fared … Read more
Husband who lost his wedding ring while holidaying on a remote island is surprised to learn a snorkeller spotted it around the body of a mullet fish – and his wife is desperate to get it back Suzie Quintal and husband Nathan lost wedding ring in Norfolk Island in January Local snorkeller Susan Prior found … Read more
Simply feeling younger can protect middle-aged and older adults against health decline by buffering against stress, an astonishing new study reveals. Researchers in Germany investigated whether people’s ‘subjective age’ – feeling younger than we actually are – had an effect on the detrimental effects of stress. Specifically, the experts looked into the effects of stress … Read more
A woman who adopted a ‘demonic’ Chihuahua after reading an adoption advert describing him as a ‘man-hating, child-hating Gremlin’ says her new pet has given her a new lease of life. Ariel Davis, 36, from Connecticut, took in two-year-old Prancer after a post from his exhausted foster carer, Tyfanee Fortuna, from New Jersey, took social media by … Read more
A woman who adopted a ‘demonic’ Chihuahua after reading an adoption advert describing him as a ‘man-hating, child-hating Gremlin’ says her new pet has given her a new lease of life. Ariel Davis, 36, from Connecticut, took in two-year-old Prancer after a post from his exhausted foster carer, Tyfanee Fortuna, from New Jersey, took social media by … Read more