Science
Bacteria go extinct at rates much higher than scientists ever expected
Between 45,000 to 95,000 types of bacteria disappeared in the past million years - contradicting the widely held theory they rarely die off
Baldness & white hair caused by high fat western diet could be cured by daily pill
Experimental drug successfully reversed hair loss, hair whitening and skin inflammation previous linked to a human diets heavy in fat and cholesterol in mice
Streetlights have forced animals & plants to change their eating habits, scientists discovered
While night-time lighting is good for parasitoid wasps, who find food far more easily, aphid populations are decimated by them as they are so much more visible.
When you laugh the whole world really does laugh with you, according to new research
Humour is universal - with no 'cultural barriers', say psychologists.
CO2 SEA LIFE THREAT – Devastating impact of global warming on ocean life laid bare
Scientists say that if CO2 levels continue to rise the consequences will be “catastrophic”
Dementia patients living in care homes are given just two minutes of social interaction a day
Yet spending just ten minutes with them boosts their mental wellbeing
‘Just 13 per cent of the world’s oceans can still be classified as wilderness’
First mapping of global marine wilderness shows just how little remains
Homing pigeons smell their way home, a new study confirmed
They remember local smells to build up a mental map to guide themselves across many miles of unfamiliar territory back to their loft.
Huge lake detected under surface of the Red Planet
Scientists say the dramatic discovery increases the chances of finding biological signs of life on the Red Planet