California’s wildfire season is likely to be even longer and more damaging in the future, study says

California’s wildfire season is likely to be even longer and more destructive in the future as rainfall continues to decrease, new Stanford research finds The team analyzed regional thermometers and rainfall gauges since the 1980s They found the number of extreme fire weather days has more than doubled  Average temperatures have risen more than two … Read more

Children that play lots of video games are more likely to be fat teenagers, study finds

Five-year-olds playing three or more hours of video games a day are MORE likely to be overweight as teenagers – and late nights and sugary drinks are also to blame, study claims Study of more than 16,000 children looked at what influenced weight gain    Found those that play lots of  video games are more likely … Read more

Britain should pursue Beijing through courts for coronavirus compensation, study claims

China owes us £351 billion: Britain should pursue Beijing through international courts for coronavirus compensation, major study claims as 15 top top Tories urge ‘reset’ in UK relations with country 15 senior Tories wrote to Boris to demand a ‘rethink’ in relations with Beijing The world’s leading economies have been hit by a £3.2 trillion … Read more

Britain should pursue Beijing through courts for coronavirus compensation, study claims

China owes us £351 billion: Britain should pursue Beijing through international courts for coronavirus compensation, major study claims as 15 top top Tories urge ‘reset’ in UK relations with country 15 senior Tories wrote to Boris to demand a ‘rethink’ in relations with Beijing The world’s leading economies have been hit by a £3.2 trillion … Read more

UK death rate of coronavirus patients in intensive care tops 50 per cent, study finds

UK death rate of coronavirus patients in intensive care tops 50 per cent, study finds Study found more than half of intensive care patients died due to the killer bug   Of 690 coronavirus patients in intensive care with known outcomes, 346 died The UK’s coronavirus death toll soars to 4,313 with more than 41,900 cases … Read more

Big thighs can reduce the risk of a heart attack, stroke or high blood pressure, study claims 

Big thighs can reduce the risk of a heart attack, stroke or high blood pressure, study claims Big thighs can reduce risk of heart attack, stroke, and high blood pressure Researchers found that ‘leg fat may be beneficial for metabolism’ Study published in medical journal looked at 9,520 Chinese aged over 40 By Daily Mail … Read more

Big thighs can reduce the risk of a heart attack, stroke or high blood pressure, study claims 

Big thighs can reduce the risk of a heart attack, stroke or high blood pressure, study claims Big thighs can reduce risk of heart attack, stroke, and high blood pressure Researchers found that ‘leg fat may be beneficial for metabolism’ Study published in medical journal looked at 9,520 Chinese aged over 40 By Daily Mail … Read more

Four-year-olds have the same overconfidence as bankers, study says

Cocky children as young as four have the same levels of overconfidence as city bankers and business leaders, according to a new study. UK researchers demonstrated that high levels of confidence in one’s own abilities – a trait common among high achievers – is apparent from an extremely early age. This suggests that cocky city … Read more

Four-year-olds have the same overconfidence as bankers, study says

Cocky children as young as four have the same levels of overconfidence as city bankers and business leaders, according to a new study. UK researchers demonstrated that high levels of confidence in one’s own abilities – a trait common among high achievers – is apparent from an extremely early age. This suggests that cocky city … Read more

Men who are ‘couch potatoes’ are more likely to want to be muscular and hit the gym, study shows 

Men who are ‘couch potatoes’ and spend a lot of time watching TV are more likely to want to be muscular and hit the gym, study shows Psychologists surveyed men from the United Kingdom, Nicaragua and Uganda In all three countries, those who watch more TV wanted to be muscular more Television exposes people to idealised … Read more