Read more about the article Zoo Keepers Offer Cash Prize For Hour In Tigers’ Den
Photo shows white tigers in Jiangsu Yancheng Wildlife World in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, China, undated. The zoo offered a huge reward for living with the white tigers, which was April's fool. (Jiangsu Yancheng Wildlife World/AsiaWire)

Zoo Keepers Offer Cash Prize For Hour In Tigers’ Den

A zoo in eastern China stunned big cat fans by offering them GBP 11,600 to spend an hour in the den of their ferocious white tigers. A picture of a…

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Read more about the article Honey Can Lower Stroke Risk, Study Shows
Picture shows Tauseef Khan, undated. He is a research associate at Toronto University's Temerty Faculty of Medicine and one of the co-authors of the study entitled "Effect of honey on cardiometabolic risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis." (Nema McGlynn/Newsflash)

Honey Can Lower Stroke Risk, Study Shows

Tucking into raw honey can significantly reduce the risk of suffering some of the most common current health issues, scientists in Canada have found. Researchers at Toronto University carried out…

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Read more about the article Smartwatch Apps Can Detect Irregular Heartbeat
Smartwatch app found to accurately detect atrial fibrillation in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology. (Google Maps/Newsflash)

Smartwatch Apps Can Detect Irregular Heartbeat

People with an irregular heartbeat that puts them at risk of strokes, blood clots and other heart complications are being mostly correctly diagnosed by smartwatches, according to new research. The…

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Read more about the article Podgy Middle-Agers Have Higher Risk of Dementia Says Study
University of Leipzig biologist and sub-project leader in the Collaborative Research Center 1052 "Mechanisms of Obesity" Dr Veronica Witte who investigates obesity causes, prevention and therapy in Germany. (Kerstin Flake/Newsflash)

Podgy Middle-Agers Have Higher Risk of Dementia Says Study

Overweight middle-aged people have a higher risk of suffering from dementia at an advanced age, a German study shows. PD Dr Veronica Witte, 41, is a biologist at Leipzig University.…

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Read more about the article Chunk Of DNA Inherited From Neanderthals Makes Humans More Likely To Get COVID But Less Likely To Get HIV
DNA analytics in the lab. (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology/Newsflash)

Chunk Of DNA Inherited From Neanderthals Makes Humans More Likely To Get COVID But Less Likely To Get HIV

A piece of DNA that many humans have inherited from the Neanderthals makes it more likely to get a serious bout of COVID-19 but 27 percent less likely to get…

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Read more about the article Endangered Pink Dolphin Released In Safe Waters After Becoming Stranded For Month
Pink dolphin stranded in a river rescued in Casanare, Colombia in January 2022. (Armada Colombia/Newsflash)

Endangered Pink Dolphin Released In Safe Waters After Becoming Stranded For Month

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This is the moment Colombian Navy personnel and conservationists rescue an endangered pink river dolphin after it became stranded for over a month, and then release it in safer waters.…

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Read more about the article Brave Little Fish Risk Their Lives By Rubbing Against Great White Sharks To Exfoliate, Study Says
School of Pacific jack mackerel chaffing against a white shark at Guadalupe Island, Mexico. (Jesus Erick Higuera Rivas/Newsflash )

Brave Little Fish Risk Their Lives By Rubbing Against Great White Sharks To Exfoliate, Study Says

These small fish rub against great white sharks and a new study argues that it could be so they can exfoliate their skin and remove parasites. A team of researchers…

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