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Researchers have found that male promiscuity and long periods apart contribute to monogamous birds switching to a different partner for a subsequent breeding season. It is thought that 90 per cent of bird species generally have a single mate over...

The former US president says that a conversation he held with the Russian tyrant had put the conflict on hold for several years, as he warned Putin that an invasion would be a "catastrophe" and considers it telling that the Kremlin chief...

A giant African land snail has been found in Miramar, 20 miles north of Miami, and the authorities have set up a quarantine area to tackle the invasive species. The snails can grow up to eight inches long and are capable of consuming at least 500...

A new study has shown that snoozing during the day slows the rate at which the brain shrinks as we get older. The average difference in brain volume between regular nappers and those who do not was equivalent to 2.6 to 6.5 years of ageing. The team...

A team at the University of Lincoln conducted a food-reward task on 30 horses that left the animals either disappointed or frustrated. When feeling disappointed, horses tend to blink a lot, lift their nostrils, stick their tongue out and make...

Scientists have found that those who go to bed later are at a greater risk of cancer and heart disease as they are prone to boozing, smoking and partying. The Finnish study involved 23,000 people and identified their 'chronotype' – a...

The bot was programmed with a cookbook of eight basic salads featuring ingredients such as broccoli and carrots and could identify and make each dish that was being prepared after watching clips of humans doing the same thing. The robot was also...

Research suggests that tightly coiled hair could have evolved in people living in Africa thousands of years ago as it helped the body conserve water by minimising the need for sweating to stay cool. The hair texture also provides a barrier against...

A study conducted on great whites has found that the predators came within biting distance of human beings on 97 per cent of surveyed days in the Pacific Ocean but did not attack at all. Patrick Rex, who led the study for California State...

People who took drugs in a bid to get some shuteye had a 55 per cent higher risk of passing away early compared to those who get to sleep naturally - even if they were asleep for the same amount of time. Life expectancy was shorter by 5.3 years in...

Studies of health service records have revealed that the likelihood of a heart attack happening is 13 per cent higher at the start of the working week. Experts believe that it is probably due to increased stress as working life resumes after the...

Jordan Rivera lost his footing and fell into a pond behind Banditos bar in Port Charlotte where he was savaged by the 10-foot-long crocodile that bit off his right arm above the elbow. People at the bar rushed to Rivera's aid after they heard...