UK regulator finds total of 30 blood clots including 22 in the brain from 18 million people given the AstraZeneca vaccine out – but insist the benefits still outweigh the risks By Reuters Published: 00:47 BST, 2 April 2021 | Updated: 02:52 BST, 2 April 2021 British regulators on Thursday said they have identified 30 … Read more
Animals are able to develop and have their own cultures and pick up traditions within that culture from their parents, just like humans, according to scientists. University of St Andrews experts reviewed earlier studies in the field of animal behaviour and interactions created over the past 70 years. They found that animals have consistently shown … Read more
‘What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic!’ Beast from the East storm that plunged Britain to 12°F in 2018 was fuelled by sea-ice loss from the Barents Sea, study finds Researchers from Finland set out to understand the source of the 2018 storm Sea-ice loss in the Arctic potentially supplied 88% of … Read more
A German Shepherd who nearly drowned after her owners tied her to a rock and threw her in the river has found a new home after months of recovering at an animal centre. Bella, 11, was rescued from the River Trent in January last year by passer-by Jane Harper who saw her flailing in the … Read more
Three million UK workers may move to a post-pandemic four-day week study finds – as PwC tells 22,000 staff to start and finish work when they want Be The Business survey said 18 per cent are considering it to boost productivity Five per cent of small and medium-sized firms already brought it in, study says … Read more
A small percentage of coronavirus infections are acquired during the school day, a new study suggests. Researchers conducted several simulations and found fewer than five percent of COVID-19-related illnesses among students and teachers occurred at school and that most cases were contracted within the community. The team, from Public Health Ontario, in Canada, says its … Read more
Priyanka Chopra has said that she finds the Covid crisis ‘worrisome’ due to her asthma and husband Nick Jonas’ type 1 diabetes, which makes him high-risk. The actress, 38, spoke to Tania Bryer in a special CNBC Conversation interview where she discussed the pandemic and insisted she takes it ‘very seriously’. During the chat, Priyanka told how she has … Read more
Drinking WINE five or more times a week can slash your risk of needing eye cataract surgery by up to 23%, study finds Drinkers who consume up to 14 units a week are less likely to need eye surgery Wine was the most effective, slashing the risk by up to 23 per cent While the … Read more
How hypnosis changes your BRAIN: Getting put under alters how you process information and causes neural regions to act independently of each other, study finds Researchers examined the brain of one person in and out of a hypnotic state They identified changes to the structure of the brain while under hypnosis This included regions of … Read more
We’re more likely to cheat when we’re part of a large group, a new study reveals – likely because we think that other people are cheating too. North American researchers examined whether competition pool size had any effect on people’s propensity to cheat on a word task to win prize money. A larger number of competitors … Read more