Elderly people living today are fitter and healthier than they were 30 years ago, according to a study by Finnish researchers. As a result of better nutrition, hygiene and healthcare people between 75 and 80 years of age now walk, on average, up to 1mph (33 per cent) faster than they did in 1990. The … Read more
Our fantasy share picking game returned last week, as those who read This is Money regularly and our newsletter will know. This year we are offering players the chance to win a £15,000 jackpot prize and runners-up prizes of £5,000 and £2,000, but it was the weekly prize of £500 that proved one of my … Read more
Drew Barrymore proves she’s got a heart of gold as she helps rescue a dog that got hit by a car on the streets of New York By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 22:16 BST, 22 September 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 22 September 2020 Animal lover Drew Barrymore helped tend to an injured dog … Read more
In the US, a $20 billion funeral industry is focused on making people to forget the connection between death and decay. But a Dutch startup is getting back to basics with a ‘mushroom coffin’ made of mycelium -the vegetative part of fungus that grows underground. The Living Cocoon speeds the decomposition process, removes toxic materials … Read more
Crazy Rich Asians star Henry Golding admits he’s put his former career as a hairdresser to good use by helping wife Liv Lo with her style during lockdown By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 11:04 BST, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 11:11 BST, 15 September 2020 Henry Golding admits he’s put the long hours of … Read more
Chrissy Teigen shares sweet video of daughter Luna, four, seeing new sibling as she helps with sonogram By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 03:26 BST, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 05:51 BST, 8 September 2020 She’s expecting her third child with husband John Legend. And on Monday, Chrissy Teigen shared a sweet video to Instagram … Read more
A hiker came across a surprising sight in a remote area of the Italian Alps – the preserved remains of a 400-year-old goat. With only half of its body sticking out of the ice, Hermann Oberlechner said the animal’s skin ‘looked like leather, completely hairless.’ Oberlechner had hiked six hours into the mountains, so an … Read more
Children’s mental health and performance in school can be improved by giving them more ‘green time’ in natural environments and less ‘screen time’ spent staring at devices, new research suggests. A review of 186 studies found time spent in woods, parks and nature reserves positively affects both kids’ psychological well-being and academic achievement. Meanwhile, screen time – time … Read more
Selena Gomez used her star power as well as her three-octave soprano pipes to help K-pop girl group Blackpink in the candy-colored music video for their collaboration Ice Cream, which dropped Thursday night. The South Korean sensations consist of Thai rapper Lalisa ‘Lisa’ Manoban, Korean singer Kim ‘Jisoo’ Ji-soo, Kiwi belter Roseanne ‘Rosé’ Park, and Korean … Read more
Animals have a ‘biological switch’ in their brains that helps them survive seasonal changes by growing a warm winter coat or adjusting their body temperature UK researchers studied sheep that they kept under artificially long or short days They monitored how such affected the pituitary gland and gene expression The gland operates one of two process … Read more