Britons prefer to have an allotment than a sports car, survey finds as more than 100,000 are on the waiting list for one More than 100,000 Britons on waiting lists for allotments amid lockdown surge Now a new poll finds that it is among the three most popular ‘top goals’ in life And buying a sports … Read more
Female sheep prefer to mate with submissive males than dominant ones when given a choice, a new study has revealed. While dominant rams usually mate more often than low-ranking males, they can actually run out of sperm, according to the researchers from the University of the Republic of Uruguay. What’s more, if the dominant rams … Read more
Forget about six-packs! Singletons prefer soft and round ‘dad bods’ to more toned physiques, survey reveals Research shows the majority of people prefer a soft and round male body type Only 15 per cent of participants said they favour ‘Barbie or Ken-like body type’ 2,000 people shared their views as Dating.com examined real life romances By … Read more
It’s something that many parents do without thinking, but if you use ‘baby talk’ with your child, you may unknowingly be helping them to learn. A new study has revealed that babies really do prefer baby talk, and pay more attention to its exaggerated, sing-song tones. While previous research has shown that monolingual babies prefer … Read more
The stereotype is true! One in five men prefer to date women at least FIVE YEARS younger and cite LOOKS as the main reason why Scientists analysed the dating profiles of 120,000 eHarmony users One in five men was in a relationship with a woman five years younger However, on average, women prefer to date … Read more
Finding Alice ITV, Sunday Rating: It’s A Sin Channel 4, Friday Rating: The opening episode of Finding Alice began with Alice (Keeley Hawes) being shown around her new home. That is, the multi-million-pound ‘smart’ house her husband Harry (Jason Merrells) has designed and built, although why she has never seen it before, not even while it … Read more
Goats often enjoy working for life’s little treats — rather than simply having them handed to them on a plate — a study has concluded. Swiss and German experts offered goats the choice of two treats — one freely accessible, the other behind a sliding door the animals had to nudge open. They found that … Read more
‘I definitely got more attention then’: Gareth Gates admits fans still prefer him as the ‘skinny beanpole’ from his Pop Idol days despite spending SIX YEARS getting in shape By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 00:22 GMT, 26 November 2020 | Updated: 00:22 GMT, 26 November 2020 Gareth Gates has revealed that fans still prefer … Read more
Healthy food options could be made appealing by zapping neurons to ‘reprogram’ your brain into preferring, for example, fruit over chocolate, a study has suggested. When faced with any choice, each alternative causes a different set of nerve cells to fire in your brain — and the more appealing a given option, the faster this … Read more
Your parents’ HEIGHT is to blame for your taste in music: Study shows babies raised by shorter mothers and fathers prefer faster beats because their strides are quicker Cambridge researchers found babies’ natural rhythm is shaped by their parents A baby’s preferred musical beat is influenced by their parent’s walking pace Parents with shorter legs walk … Read more