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.…
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…
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.…
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…
Wild pandas living luxurious lifestyles in perfectly-created man-made panda-friendly landscapes are becoming too lazy for sex, putting the future of the species at risk. Research by Michigan State University (MSU)…
These images show how Argentine locals defy officials that warned of the risk of disease by climbing on top of a dead humpback whale, even posing inside its mouth for…
Tourists are continuing to continue to risk their lives in order to get spectacular footage after several were spotted grilling food on the hardened lava, and then cooling down afterwards…
Hundreds of dead fish preserved in chemicals in aquariums on show at Istanbul's bizarre 'Fish Museum' are at risk of rotting from neglect. Located in the district of Fatih in…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that the government might consider restricting certain areas for members of the public who choose not to be vaccinated with the new COVID-19 jabs.…
A new study has shown that a Neanderthal genetic variant found in half of the people outside the African continent can decrease the risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms. It follows…