19 h. ago Scientists pinpoint four key foods that can help you live to 100

Spanish scientists have discovered that religiously sticking to such a dietary programme may slash the risk of suffering an early death by over a fifth.

Society

67 h. ago Scientists pinpoint amount of exercise needed per week to fend off cancer, disease

Working out for merely two days a week may be enough to keep cancerous tumors and heart diseases at bay, a study suggests.

Science

3 d. ago Scientists pinpoint eating plan that works better than calorie counting

Slimmers undertaking the low maintenance diet shed more weight than those on a daily calorie restricted diet, the study found.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘They started nibbling at its head’: the bold plan to rid an island of albatross

South Africa’s Marion Island is a breeding ground for the birds, but their chicks are being eaten alive by rodents. Now, the world’s largest operation to eradicate the invasive species is about to get under wayBy 2015, scientists knew from camera trap evidence that mice were attacking albatross chicks on Marion Island, but no one had ever witnessed it first-hand on the small volcanic outcrop off the coast of South Africa. So, when researchers Stefan and Janine Schoombie came across a badly wounded wandering albatross chick in a relatively accessible part of the island, they resolved to return at night. After hiking for 30 minutes in the dark, Stefan started quietly setting up his camera equipment behind a rock. “We were expecting to have to stalk, but the mice were climbing all over us,” he says.It didn’t take long for the mice to start feeding on the albatross chick. “The bird was a complete fluffball,” says Janine. “So, they just climbed up its back and started nibbling at its hea...

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7 d. ago 'My £34 Amazon wonder buy counts calories for me so I don't have to'

With 28% off in Amazon's spring sale, it's the cheapest I've seen it

Economics

1 week ago Scientists pinpoint the diet that wards off brain damage in later life

A team of Canadian, American and Danish researchers came to their conclusions after analysing data from over 100,000 middle-aged people who were tracked for decades.

Events

3 w. ago Scientists pinpoint the most crucial time in life to eat healthily in order to ward off dementia

Research has long suggested that a diet packed with fish, pulses and veggies could delay the development of the memory-robbing condition by up to 25 per cent.

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