A new study shows that targeting areas with non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) makes them more active and increases the possibility of smokers ditching the cigarettes for good by 2.39 per cent. The experts analysed studies involving 699 patients...
The unnamed woman had been using her phone when it suddenly fell into a vault toilet at the top of Mount Walker in Washington state, according to reports from the Kitsap Sun newspaper. A vault toilet is a non-flush loo that is constructed with a...
A dentist claims that smooching is excellent for dental health as it boosts saliva production and clears the mouth of bacteria and acids that cause decay. Orthodontist Dr Khaled Kasem thinks that people should spend four minutes a day locking lips...
The San Francisco Police Department confirmed that officers stopped the vehicle when it was observed driving in the city without any headlights on. Video footage captured by a witness shows the officers approaching the car after it pulled over and...
A new study has compared the health of 2,536 canines fed standard food, raw meat, or a plant-based diet, and the findings suggest that a "nutritionally sound" diet may be best for the pooches. The analysis seemed to reveal that raw meat...
Former soldier Kirill Tereshin has been likened to the cartoon Popeye character as he injects petroleum jelly into his arms to give himself gigantic 'muscles'. The Russian has been forced to undergo a number of surgeries due to issues with...
Experts claim that romantic burnout caused by spending too much time together during the various lockdowns has been blamed for lovers looking elsewhere. Sex therapist Dr Tammy Nelson says there has been a 45 per cent leap in inquiries about...
Top chefs have abolished the use of the pungent plant in their dishes so that customers don’t have to endure breathing in the strong smell trapped inside their face masks after they eat. Thomas Makkos, owner of Nello on Upper East Side, told...
Research has found that six per cent - just over one in 20 women - have to cope with headaches for at least half of every month compared to just 2.9 per cent of men. The review also concluded that women are twice as likely as men to suffer from...
Researchers at Binghamton University in New York found that the insects use their webs to capture sounds, which are then vibrated through their legs. The boffins believe that the technique could give spiders advanced warning about incoming prey or...
The 53-year-old had gone to a hospital in France complaining of irritation in his right eye that had persisted for several hours. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, the man informed doctors that he had been gardening near a farm...
Researchers claim to have found proof that the long-held 'drunken monkey' theory is true and that humans get their passion for booze from primates gorging on fruit containing alcohol. The theory is based on modern-day apes who are attracted...
Fish are not known for their sharp brains, but a new scientific study has revealed that they can get their heads around sums involving numbers one to five. They were trained to recognise that yellow symbols represented adding by one and blue...
A study from experts at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh found that canines have muscles in their faces that closely resemble those of humans, allowing them to form facial expressions close to ours. The team's findings claim that the features...
Working on behalf of Alton Towers Resort, a team of researchers fitted kids aged four-seven with special smart watches that measure a range of physiological and emotional reactions – including heart rate, skin temperature and skin conductance...
New findings in the United States suggest that humans only need a maximum of 6.5 hours of sleep per night, contradicting guidance that adults need to spend between six and nine hours slumbering per night. The researchers suggest that the quality of...
Fungi experts believe that mushrooms are most likely to be having conversations about the weather and potential dangers. The mushrooms could also be warning others that they are on their patch and telling them to back off. Boffins analysed patterns...
According to experts at the University of Bristol, bottlenose dolphins can increase their popularity through vocal signals, which helps them to maintain relationships with other dolphins rather than relying on physical bonding activities. A...
Ryushin Malone insists that he was visited by a pair of translucent alien beings who were hoping to harvest his adrenal glands, and is convinced that extraterrestrials are sacrificing and consuming humans. Malone - who hails from the US state of...
Inventor Colin Furze - who keeps followers updated with DIY tips and tricks in videos posted to YouTube - spent months building the passage and admitted that while it takes "a little longer" to get to his shed through the tunnel, it makes...
Nicola Thomas, 36, had experienced a small amount of discomfort prior to the birth but claimed to have known nothing about the pregnancy until she "felt the [baby's] head". She told WalesOnline: "I've always said when I'...
The Euclid Police Department received a call last week from a woman who told a dispatcher that she did not get enough chicken after ordering from the drive-through at the fast-food outlet. The unnamed woman claimed that she had only received four...
Merrill Pittman, 101, was forced to drop out of Storer College, anex-high school in Jefferson County’s Harper’s Ferry when his mother had to move to Philadelphia for money reasons in 1938, over 80 years go. In 2018, while returning to...
Health minister Magnus Heunicke says that the policy change will prevent the next generation from smoking any kind of tobacco. He said: "Our hope is that all people born in 2010 and later will never start smoking or using nicotine-based...
Researchers from the University of Western Australia asked volunteers to attempt to describe words using gestures or grunts and found that gestures are far more effective in communicating meaning – suggesting that actions are the root of...
