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Smoking could be giving you a fatter stomach

Channel: Health Health December 11, 2019 By Francesca Kentish

The science behind your anger has a lot to do with your heart (and could be killing you)

Channel: Health Health December 11, 2019 By Francesca Kentish

Warp speed is possible! (In theory)

Channel: World World December 11, 2019 By Nicholas Reilly
Water is life Drinkable book Link - http://waterislife.com/media/in-the-news

This book could save thousands of lives every year

Channel: World World December 11, 2019 By Nicholas Reilly

This is how to get an 86% bigger burrito at Chipotle for free

Channel: Food Food December 11, 2019 By Francesca Kentish
friends tv show hugging

It's okay if you don't have loads of friends in your 30s, says science

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle December 11, 2019 By Ellen Scott
Grabs from Reuters video of a new breed of octopus discovered that has sex 'beak to beak'

Newly discovered octopus likes to bang face to face

Channel: News News December 11, 2019 By Carri-Ann Taylor
science of sleep sleeping man

Our eyes flicker during sleep when we're 'changing scenes' in dreams

Channel: Health Health December 11, 2019 By Ellen Scott
why coffee makes you poop reactions video

So here's why coffee makes you poop

Channel: Food Food December 11, 2019 By Ellen Scott
woman eating hamburger

Finally, an answer to the sex vs food debate

Channel: Food Food December 11, 2019 By Ellen Scott
A revolutionary mask can cure you of jet lag before you travel by rearranging your body clock to make you think the sun is coming up.  The NeuroOn sleep mask monitors your brainwaves, eye movement, oxygen levels and your body's temperature before sending this information to an app on your phone.  Credit:  NeuroOn

Say goodbye to jet lag with a new mask that rearranges your body clock

Channel: Travel Travel December 11, 2019 By Francesca Kentish

School DOES start too early, according to science

Channel: World World December 11, 2019 By Nicholas Reilly
EJAW6P Bearded man showing orgasm during sex. Image shot 10/2014. Exact date unknown.

Seeing a new woman 'gives men better orgasms'

Channel: Sex Sex December 11, 2019 By Francesca Kentish

Science has just found a hangover cure which actually works

Channel: News News December 11, 2019 By Rob Waugh

Bill Nye the Science Guy reads mean tweets, each troll gets owned

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz December 11, 2019 By Katie Baillie

Not having a group of BFFs 'is worse for you than heavy drinking'

Channel: Health Health December 11, 2019 By Francesca Kentish
View from space station at the planet Earth  Source: Twitter/@StationCDRKelly

These Earth-shattering views from space will blow you away

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle December 11, 2019 By Francesca Kentish

You don't look the way you think you do in pictures - and that scares us

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle July 27, 2015 By Francesca Kentish

The incredible way smell helps you recall memories

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle December 11, 2019 By Francesca Kentish
School education ring flash portraits: geek female student

This is why know-it-alls actually know less than they think (says science)

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle July 21, 2015 By Francesca Kentish