More than 1,000 fortune seekers have flocked to a South African village in search of what they believed to be diamonds after a shepherd discovered unidentified stones in the area. People travelled from across the country on Monday to join villagers in KwaHlathi in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. Locals have been digging since Saturday after a … Read more
It’s in your eyes! People with large pupils are more INTELLIGENT, study finds Researchers tracked pupil size in volunteers taking a range of intelligence tests These covered areas like intelligence, memory retention and the ability to focus They created a baseline measurement while volunteers looked at a blank screen They found that those with larger … Read more
Intelligence has previously been linked with sperm quality, an idea that may now be confirmed, as scientists have found the male brain and testes have a number of similarities. A team of scientists, led by the University of Aveiro in Portugal, compared proteins from 33 tissue types and found testes and brains have more than 13,000 … Read more
Children born in the summer are ‘unfairly labelled’ as having special needs by primary schools, because they’re the youngest in their class, an expert argues. Dr Tammy Campbell, a researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science, says summer-born primary school kids are disproportionately given the ‘special educational needs or disabilities’ (SEND) label. … Read more
A weekly update by the Office for National Statistics today showed that 76 per cent of adults in England had signs of immunity either from past infection or a vaccine in the week ending May 3.
The impact of lottery winnings on the social circles of 5,000 people across five Vietnamese cities and provinces was studied by an expert from Vietnam National University.
Vegetarians appear to be healthier than meat-eaters, even if they smoke or drink alcohol, a new study finds. This is because they have lower cholesterol, inflammation and cancer risk.
People with myopia have poorer quality sleep due to delayed circadian rhythms and lower production of melatonin, according to research from Flinders University in Australia.
Those who suffer with misophonia, a hatred of sounds, may have a abnormal connection between the hearing center of the brain and the motor system, a new study finds.
Tocilizumab, a drug used to treat arthritis, may be effective in treating COVID-19 as well. Data shows that the drug can lead to better outcomes when used in high dosages.