Yawning is contagious for lions, who synchronize their behaviors to help group cohesion
Lions in South Africa were over 139 times more likely to yawn if another lion had done so in the past few minutes. They would also mimic subsequent behaviors, like getting up and walking away. Read more...
Coronavirus Pfizer vaccine 'WILL protect against the Brazilian and South African Covid variants'
Separate study results from Pfizer itself and the University of Birmingham tested whether the jab would work against coronavirus variants and found no signs that people would lose protection. Read more...
MARKET REPORT Novacyt crashes down to earth
The firm has seen its shares rocket from just 14p to highs of 1270p since the Covid crisis began. But a bombshell announcement sent them tumbling 39.4 per cent. Read more...
Chemicals from toxic air found in dog testes
Dog testes were studied by scientists at the University of Nottingham whofound the chemicals and abnormalities seen in the reproductive organs depends on where dogs live. Read more...
Jofra Archer will not be rushed back from his elbow injury to play in the Indian Premier League
The 'English' IPL franchise will this week decide, along with England, whether Archer can play any part in this year's tournament following his ongoing elbow problems and his recent operation. Read more...
Redheads feel less pain People with ginger hair are less sensitive due to genetic quirk
Redheads have faulty version of a cell receptor that prevents them getting a tan. A knock-on effect is a chemical imbalance which ultimately enhances the effect of pain-blocking receptors. Read more...
Dogs get jealous when they imagine their owner is fussing another pooch, study finds
Research now supports what many dog owners firmly believe - dogs exhibit jealous behaviour when their human companion interacts with a potential rival. Read more...
Review Dreamy Cowboys and a Ballet Bath
At Pacific Northwest Ballet, two online premieres Donald Byrds has a Western theme and Alejandro Cerrudos undulates. Read more...
For Some Cord Cutters, Streaming Super Bowl Was a Nonstarter
Users complained that a CBS Sports app cut out while they were trying to watch the big game. Read more...
A Sense of Belonging for Hispanic Children, With Puppets
Club Mundo Kids, a new TV series debuting on April 10, is the latest result of a push for programming that uses Spanish to reach Latino audiences. Read more...
Prince Philip Ray Martin remembers Duke of Edinburgh as 'elegant, eloquent and pompous'
Australian veteran 60 Minutes reporter Ray Martin remembered his somewhat stilted 45-minute conversation with the high-ranking royal almost 40 years ago. Read more...
Regret does not keep people from avoiding future one night stands
Women are likely to regret a one-night stand more than men. Conversely, men are more likely to regret missing an opportunity for a one-night stand, a study reveals. Read more...
Ghost Guns What They Are, and Why They Are an Issue Now
One of the actions taken by President Biden to curb gun violence was to crack down on the proliferation of firearms that are assembled from kits and do not have serial numbers. Read more...
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Less is more! Human brains struggle to be minimalist, scientists say
Human brains struggle to take ideas or elements away from designs, such as a bricks in blueprint of a building - and instead tend to add more, a new study reveals. Read more...
Inside Neighbours' most shocking off-screen scandals
Neighbours is Australia's longest-running daytime TV drama, first airing on Seven just over 36 years ago. Read more...
CRAIG BROWN No wonder the great Anne Tyler loves Mary Lawson so much... she writes like a magician
At the moment, the contemporary novelists and short-story writers I keep coming back to are all women from the US or Canada. Read more...
Black N.F.L. Players Want New Advocate in Concussion Settlement
Players said the lawyer for the N.F.L. retiree class knew that race-based criteria were used to deny Black players dementia claims. A review of eight such rejections seems to support their argument. Read more...