Ancient pollen found in a Brazilian rainforest could enable scientists to predict the effects of global climate change. ...
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Moderate drinking during pregnancy — three to seven glasses of alcohol a week — does not appear to harm fetal neurodevelopment, as indicated by the child's ability to balance, suggests a large study. ...
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The long-held debate on how to serve the perfect cream tea, whether it's jam or cream first and whether its whipped or clotted cream, may now finally be put to rest after a maths expert created a formula for the perfect cream tea. ...
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An RSPCA centre is caring for four baby blackbirds who found themselves a long way from home after their nest travelled 300 miles on the back of a trailer being towed by a car. ...
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Britain's most ethnically diverse neighbourhoods are also the healthiest, a study reveals. ...
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They were only a week old, but they certainly used up a few of their nine lives. Four newborn kittens had a lucky escape after falling down the gap in a cavity wall at a bungalow in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex. ...
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Fish is one of the best natural sources of Iodine - and more needs to be done to raise consumer awareness, latest research has found. ...
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A belief in science may help non-religious people deal with adversity by offering comfort and reassurance, suggests a study by Oxford University psychologists. ...
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Child health experts are seeking parents to take part in a landmark study designed to improve the health and treatments for children born prematurely. ...
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It is perhaps the ultimate in political democracy - and fairness. A cat has been elected to run for mayor in Mexico. ...
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It's probably every pupils dream scenario - and actually makes a lot of sense. A new school is proposing getting rid of homework, in favour of pupils enjoying quality time with their families instead. ...
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A UK student is celebrating that his heartfelt radio documentary has been shortlisted for an award at this year's New York Radio Festival. ...
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A goose which made a miraculous recovery after being shot through the torso by a crossbow has been reunited with his mate. ...
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An avatar system that enables people with schizophrenia to control the voice of their hallucinations is being developed by researchers at UCL with support from the Wellcome Trust. ...
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Penguins at London Zoo are piling on the pounds ready for their annual moult - a sure sign that summer is finally upon us, the zoo's experts say. ...
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Charities could benefit from an additional £40 million per year through a new intervention designed to automatically enroll donors to a scheme that can increase their donations by three per cent a year. ...
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Doing just half the amount of recommended exercise can be enough to reduce the risk of serious illness, research from the Department for Health had found. ...
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A puffin census has begun at North East wildlife habitat - the windswept Farne Islands - as National Trust rangers attempt to find how many breeding pairs of these iconic birds thrive on the Islands. ...
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The Stroke Association has set up a new Back to Work Scheme which supports stroke survivors of working age return to employment. ...
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A charity set up in memory of murdered toddler James Bulger is looking to provide disadvantaged youngsters with a well-deserved holiday away from the problems of their everyday life. ...
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A non-profit organisation, aimed at advancing leadership through education, exchange, and development programmes in over 60 countries, is celebrating its eightieth birthday by awarding its newest fellowship to five young leaders. ...
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A drug used to treat patients with diabetes could offer fresh hope to those affected by the debilitating symptoms of Parkinson's disease. ...
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An encouraging new study has seen some improvements in severely disabled stroke patients following injections of stem cells into their brains. ...
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Cheshire writer and blogger Emi Lowe is going from strength to strength in her fun campaign, Pants Hats, in aid of Salford children's cancer research charity, KidsCan. ...
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From Whitley Bay to Clacton, Margate to Torbay, England boasts some of the best and cleanest beaches in the world, according to environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy. ...
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A guilty thief has left an apology note and $140 to a Kentucky couple for stealing their alcohol over several years. The culprit had been routinely targeting the beer in the back garden of Leo and Dee Samad's home. ...
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Women's groups can dramatically reduce the number of maternal and newborn deaths in some of the world's poorest communities, according to new research. ...
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Experts says that UK fruit growers could enjoy a much improved harvest of apples and pears this year. ...
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Love could be about blossom on Prague's railway with plans to create singles only 'love carriages' on underground trains. ...
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Scientists at King's College London have discovered that Vitamin D has the potential to significantly reduce the symptoms of asthma. ...
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Parts of the farm landscape that look overgrown and ‘scruffy' are more important in supporting wildlife than they first appear, according to new research. ...
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Quadruplet baby girls have made medical history after being born from a single embryo - the first time this has ever happened in Britain. ...
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Faith leaders, community representatives and health professionals from six of the major religions in the UK have come together for the first ever summit to promote the importance of more people from different faiths signing up to the NHS Organ Don...
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Limiting the amount of warming experienced by the world's oceans in the future could buy some time for tropical coral reefs, say researchers. ...
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In the past few days over a half dozen major global and national clothing brands, ranging from Benetton to H&M, have signed the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Agreement. ...
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Ground-breaking science by staff at Chester Zoo has helped to achieve a rhino baby boom. ...
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Worldwide, there are an estimated 6.8 billion mobile phone subscriptions, 2.7 billion people on-line and 1 billion social network users, representing a massive opportunity to widen access to health tests and track emerging disease outbreaks. ...
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A new free mobile phone app, iRecord Ladybirds, will help monitor the impact of the invasive Harlequin ladybird on the UK's native ladybird species. ...
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A pioneering and award-winning RSPCA scheme that uses wildlife and the great outdoors to improve the lives of disadvantaged young parents is seeking funding to secure its future. ...
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Mosquitoes are deadly efficient disease transmitters but research by American scientists, however, demonstrates that they also can be equally adept in curing diseases such as malaria. ...
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A man who suffered life-changing injuries whilst serving in the British Army is hoping to build cost effective, specially adapted mountain bikes that can enable others like him to share his passion for the sport. ...
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>Experts at ZSL London Zoo are launching an urgent worldwide appeal to find a female mate for the last remaining males of a critically endangered fish species. ...
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VisitEngland, the UK's national tourist board, has recruited Wallace & Gromit to inspire Britons to take a holiday at home this year. ...
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Exposing skin to sunlight may help to reduce blood pressure, cut the risk of heart attack and stroke, a study suggests. ...
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The National Trust has identified the best places around the UK for outdoor adventures, including the greatest tree to climb. ...
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She lost her cool when their noisy drumming interrupted her theatre performance, but In a conciliatory gesture Dame Helen Mirren has come to the aid of a group of drummers by promoting their festival on her tee-shirt. ...
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For every parent of a missing person, it's a story that can only boost their hope and their faith that they too may one day be reunited with their loved ones. ...
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Combining wonder material graphene with other stunning one-atom thick materials could create the next generation of solar cells and optoelectronic devices, scientists have revealed. ...
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A tiny kitten has been rescued safe and sound by the RSPCA after he was stuck in the wall cavity of a first floor flat for five days. ...
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Two babies at risk of brain injury following a lack of oxygen at birth have received xenon gas and cooling therapy while being transferred from one hospital to another in a specially equipped ambulance. ...
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Celebrities are used to life in front of the lens but now stars from the world of sport, film and TV take a turn behind the camera. ...
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Two out of three people with mental health problems - 63% - who tell their partners about their condition have said that partners ‘weren't fazed' and were ‘really understanding' when they heard the news, latest research shows. ...
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People who are congenitally blind have more accurate memories than those who are sighted, researchers have found. ...
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It's always good to hear an inspirational story of how someone has come through a particularly difficult time and made the best of their situation, made their life even better. Chicago man Benjamin Pohl's journey is exactly that. ...
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Insomniacs and tinnitus sufferers being treated at a Scottish hospital are to be given the opportunity to tune into an alternative form of therapy - soothing sounds including rain, waves, birdsong and snoring. ...
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Do you need practical resources and assistance to help your great idea for a better world flourish? Are you setting up or running a non-profit organisation which is under 3 years old? ...
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As part of Stress Awareness Month, Salford-based children's cancer research charity, KidsCan, is launching stress-busting celebrity recipe e-book StarBites. ...
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Family and friends of little Hannah Warburton undertook a sponsored walk to raise money for a specialist piece of equipment that will give her increased mobility and freedom. ...
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The UK is 11% less violent than a decade ago, according to the first-ever UK Peace Index. ...
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It sounds like science fiction but a team from the University of Exeter, with support from Shell, has developed a method to make bacteria produce diesel on demand. While the technology still faces many significant commercialisation challenges, the...
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Flashing a gummy grin at the camera, ZSL London Zoo's newest arrival is winning over visitors with her adorable smile. ...
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Twelve state school teachers from across Britain have been honoured as 'inspirational teachers' by Oxford University. It's part of an awards scheme designed to recognise and show appreciation for inspirational teachers from state schools and colle...
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Scientists are taking on one of the harshest environments known to man to further vital research into the effects of low oxygen levels on the human body. ...
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Imagine playing video games continuously for a week... Many teenagers can probably relate but students from Bournemouth University have been doing it officially to raise funds for a charity that helps people with disabilities play games themselves...
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The National Trust has launched ambitious plan to provide clean energy to 43 of its historic properties. ...
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The RSPCA is recognising the bravery and persistence of a terrier who saved the life of her elderly owner when she did not realise her bed was on fire. ...
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A modest reduction in salt intake for four or more weeks leads to a significant fall in blood pressure, according to new research. ...
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It's a simple act, but powerfully effective in its message. The Pansy Project sees its creator Paul Harfleet plant pansies wherever homophobic abuse occurs. ...
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An entrepreneurial hotel has come up with an unusual way of keeping its guests contented - they can hire a goldfish to keep them company. ...
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A team of three students from Bangor University have managed to travel to Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria, with nothing but their clothes and a bit of charm as part of a jailbreak competition in aid of a children's cancer charity. ...
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Numbers of adults admitted to hospital for emergency treatment for asthma have dropped by over four per cent since smokefree legislation was introduced in England, Bath researchers have found. ...
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Students Marcus Farnfield and Nick McCarthy will embark on the challenge of a lifetime when they cycle across North America, pushing themselves to the limit as they clock up over 3,000 miles and cross three mountain ranges in 50 days. ...
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Researchers have come up with the strongest evidence yet that speaking a tonal language may improve how the brain hears music. ...
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It's taken 45 years to reach its destination, but better late than never - a postcard apparently posted in 1968 has finally been delivered to a Leicestershire property. ...
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Great news today for organ donation in the UK - the number of people donating organs after death has risen 50% in five years. ...
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New charities and budding entrepreneurs in and around Edinburgh have the chance to win free support and training for a year, thanks to a unique programme designed to kick start social ventures. ...
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Two friends who were caring for a pal's hamster are over the moon that the pet - they wrongly believed to be dead - has 'come back to life'. ...
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It's been named the Tales of Man Movement - a movement in which participants willingly agree to be asked about their lives. ...
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People who eat a high fibre diet experience a lower risk of first-time stroke, according to new research. ...
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People who follow seven diet and lifestyle recommendations have a 34 per cent reduced risk of dying from several diseases compared to people who don't follow the recommendations, a landmark study has shown. ...
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Computer scientists from the University of Glasgow have staged the first public trial of a cheap, reliable text-message voting system which could allow local authorities to more easily gather feedback from the public. ...
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A new study of Hong Kong chronic pain patients suggests that targeting feelings of mental defeat could prevent severe depression, anxiety and interference with daily activities. ...
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A student says she appreciates life more now having staged her own funeral so that she can "enjoy it" while she's alive. ...
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that a drug treatment administered at the earliest signs of a rare genetic disease could prevent the condition from developing in later life. ...
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A specially-adapted ‘tactile helmet' could provide fire-fighters operating in challenging conditions with vital clues about their surroundings. ...
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The life of a young male gorilla in Africa has been transformed after an operation carried out by a British surgeon. ...
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The British Chambers of Commerce's Quarterly Economic Survey released today shows that the economy has made progress. ...
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Encouraging young people at high-risk of criminal offending and delinquency to see happiness rather than anger in facial expressions results in a decrease in their levels of anger and aggression, new research has found. ...
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Her partner is a U.S. serviceman currently deployed in Afghanistan so the bumper sticker on her car is her small way of telling the world how much she misses him. "Half my heart is in Afghanistan," it reads simply. ...
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Imagine, if you will, being a young boy and faced by the wonderful, pinch-me-I-must-be-dreaming-sight of the world's biggest Easter egg. ...
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Ben Godbold hopes to raise £100,000 for charity by completing 52 marathons in 52 weeks. ...
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Now, that's what you call a timely delivery! An Australian milkman has put out a fire using the milk he was supposed to be delivering. ...
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Fifteen RSPCA inspectors have trekked up Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania - the highest free-standing mountain in the world – to raise an incredible £67,000 for the charity. ...
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Chemists have developed a new system to monitor levels of blood glucose, which could in the future help save the lives of patients in intensive care. ...
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Isolation can pose a significant problem for older adults especially for those who are house-bound, but social media can be an effective tool for decreasing loneliness for older people, according to new research. ...
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<SPAN>In a move towards greater transparency patients will now be able to access a wealth of data about heart surgery in the UK and go online and examine their heart surgeon's and hospital's outcome data prior to an operation. </SPAN><BR> <BR>
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An energy savings initiative at a university was so successful it prompted emergency calls from the energy supplier who thought the meters had broken. ...
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In a world first, a donated human liver has been 'kept alive' outside a human being and then successfully transplanted into a patient in need of a new liver. ...
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Radiotherapy for breast cancer does involve an increase in risk of heart disease - but for most women it is very small and greatly outweighed by the benefits of treatment, a new study shows. ...
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Chewing gum can help you stay focused for longer on tasks that require continuous monitoring. ...
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Britain's capital city could become a cat-ical city, with the launch of the an extensive online survey to list how many cats there are in London and their whereabouts. ...
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New research is paving the way for the development of a vaccine for the Tasmanian devil, currently on the brink of extinction because of a contagious cancer. ...
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New software, which will allow GP practice managers to improve healthcare for chronic illnesses including strokes, Alzheimer's and cancer, has been devised by scientists. ...
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It’s the size of a football and uses 48 touch pressure pads to trigger and manipulate sounds and rhythms. This revolutionary electronic musical instrument – called the AlphaSphere – has proven so popular that it’s received orders from around the w...
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A new online social engagement campaign aims to showcase good deeds everywhere in the hope of making the world a kinder place. ...
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UK scientists are embarking on a four-year study of flamingo behaviour to explore how their relationships could be key to improving breeding success and the overall welfare of captive flocks. ...
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Actor James Nesbitt is calling on the public to fight the fear of dementia as a poll reveals only around a third of people think research breakthrough will come in the next 25 years. ...
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The number of heroin and crack cocaine users in England has fallen below 300,000, suggesting a continuing shift away from the most harmful drugs, particularly among younger people. ...
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Children with strong maths skills at the age of ten earn significantly more in their thirties, according to new research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies. ...
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A new type of breath test that detects nanoparticles could help diagnose stomach cancers, according to a new study. ...
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Scientists have developed a new, key material that could lead to considerable improvements in ultrasound technology, enabling the production of high-quality, high-resolution images. ...
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Environmental charity, Size of Wales, has achieved its ambitious target of raising £2 million to help to protect 2 million hectares of tropical forest as part of its national response to climate change. ...
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New research explores the idea of treating carbon dioxide as a useful product rather than waste, by capturing it and converting it into useful chemicals and reducing the quantity of this greenhouse gas in our atmosphere. ...
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Britain's cotton industry heritage is the focus of a new £1.4 million fundraising appeal to complete the restoration of an entire industrial landscape, and bring its stories to life for thousands of visitors. ...
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Moderate exercise can help to improve the quality of life for people with Type 2 diabetes, researchers have found. ...
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A new nasal spray is being developed from a marine microbe to help clear chronic sinusitis. ...
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A new supportive online community has been launched by mental health charity Mind where you can be yourself in a safe place to listen, share and be heard. ...
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New research has revealed that statins can prevent the premature ageing of arteries in patients in the advanced stages of heart disease - suggesting a process in addition to cholesterol-lowering through which they prevent heart attacks. ...
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He wowed fans of Strictly Come Dancing and now McFly star Harry Judd has recruited his friends for several big challenges to support charities The Teenage Cancer Trust and Eyes Alight. ...
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A new street paper is launching in Greece, to be sold by the homeless and unemployed people living in poverty. ...
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Scientists have discovered how proteins produced by our skin rapidly destroy harmful bacteria. ...
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Some of the oiled sea birds that have been cared for by the RSPCA have been released back into the wild. ...
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Looking after your legs can lead to a longer life say vascular doctors. That’s the key message of Vascular Disease Awareness Week 2013 that runs March 11th to 17th. ...
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New research shows that most babies who are slow to put on weight in the first nine months of life have caught up to within the normal range by the age of 13. ...
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A new type of flu drug that is active against the newest strains of the flu virus has been developed by an international team of scientists working in the UK, Canada and Australia. ...
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Scientists have detected a rocky planet that is smaller than Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, orbiting a solar-type star 80% of the size and mass of the Sun. ...
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The UK military charity Help For Heroes has welcomed an announcement from the MOD that £6.5 million has been committed to ensure British wounded have access to the most technologically advanced prosthetics currently available, including the Genium...
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Women up to the age of 42 who are experiencing fertility problems should now be eligible for IVF treatment, thanks to new updated guidelines. ...
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