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
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
Do chargers with short cables charge your phone faster than those with longer leads? We ask the experts to find out … Shorter cables can charge devices quicker than longer ones This is due to resistance – longer the wire, greater the resistance There is no proof that shorter cables can ruin battery life when … Read more
Earlier lockdown restrictions have been proven to slash the number of Covid-19 cases in a study of 149 countries. Researchers measured how numbers of Covid-19 cases changed over the course of the pandemic and whether they dropped in the days following strict rules. They looked at five physical distancing measures; closure of schools, workplaces and … Read more