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Researchers have found that Chinese-made kitchen appliances could be sending sensitive personal information back to Beijing and that smartphone apps linked to the gadgets sought permission to record audio for no apparent reason. The team at...

A team at the University of Regensburg in Germany have found that two daily peaks of physical activity at 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. "was associated" with an 11 per cent decrease in the threat of the disease. Scientists believe that studying the...

A scientific paper has argued that the practice of locking lips has disgusting origins as it was used by our ancestors to remove both ticks and lice from fur. Adriana Lameira, an evolutionary psychologist at the University of Warwick, became...

Those who have smoked the drug before the age of 16 had a thinner cerebral cortex - the outermost layer of the brain - than teens who hadn't, according to Canadian researchers. The experts are alarmed by the findings as the cerebral cortex is a...

Data shows that there has been a 30 per cent increase in interest in exotic creatures over the past six months, according to pet keepsake company Oh So Precious. The firm reported a surge in memorabilia for rats and ferrets and also noted...

Hearing some of your favourite tunes following an operation can reduce levels of pain and anxiety after a procedure - resulting in less morphine being required by a patient and leading to a lower heart rate which is imperative for recovery. A team...

A new study has found that people who watched the 2019 movie 'Just Mercy' – which stars Jamie Foxx as a prisoner on death row after being wrongly convicted of murder – were more empathetic towards those who had been imprisoned...

Scientists reviewed data from more than 10,000 adults aged over 50 who tested positive for COVID-19 between February 1 and December 31, 2020 and found that those who contracted the illness either mildly or severely were more likely to have suffered...

Researchers in Denmark have developed a pill that can replicate the health benefits of running at high speed for 10 kilometres through a molecule known as LaKe. The molecule's chemical properties are the key to imitating the body’s...

The animals are renowned for their playful nature and scientists in Italy have now realised how they use the 'open mouth' facial expression that is similar to a grin to communicate during social interaction. Bottlenose dolphins typically...

Scientists have been able to identify how caffeine can improve cardiac health in people who have problems with their immune system. Tests on participants with the autoimmune disease lupus found those who regularly consumed caffeine had healthier...

A study has found that someone's ability to shed the pounds is dependent on 14 'skinny genes' as opposed to exercise and dieting. Experts at the University of Essex performed DNA tests on 38 people in Britain aged between 20 and 40...