Astronauts don't eat enough because food floats in their stomachs
Nasa focuses on encouraging astronauts to eat more in space to reduce dangerous body and bone mass loss in orbit.
Get up: Standing up instead of sitting helps you lose weight
A study shows that standing for six hours a day instead of sitting helps burn more calories and could result in a weight loss of 2.5kg per year and 10kg in four years.
Tanzania auctions off 3.5 tonnes of teeth from vulnerable hippos
Trade in hippopotamus teeth is legal but animal is listed as vulnerable by International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Driver ploughs into historic Nazca Lines while trying to dodge highway toll
Parts of the ancient Nazca lines in Pery were damaged after a truck driver ignored warning signs and entered the zone.
H&M pulls kids' socks because pattern resembles Arabic word for Allah
Clothing store criticised for cultural insensitivity again just two weeks after ad showing black boy wearing "monkey" hoodie.
Your brain can predict who you'll be friends with depending on how you see the world
Friendships are based on people who react to the world and process information in the same way, Darthmouth/UCLA study finds.
Science explains what makes us trust a stranger
New York University study shows trust based on looks "template" of people we have trusted in the past.
Why do some women like men who are already taken? There's a scientific reason...
New study published in Scientific Reports finds that while past studies showed women were more attracted to men who were already taken, it was also true of objects, like art.
These robots are here to teach your kids how to code
Smart toys are in. Coding robot Botley was one of the stars of the 2018 London Toy Fair. The droid-like creation of Binary Bots aims to get kids excited about STEM topics.
Gabon's mutant orange crocodiles live in the dark and feast on bats
Mutant orange African dwarf crocodiles found in Gabon live in dark caves and feed on bats. They are genetically different from other reptiles.
Stu-rat Little: Video shows rat shower and scrub just like a tiny human
Bizarre video filmed in Peru shows rodent on its hind legs, covered in soap and scrubbing its armpits just like a human.
This woman found out her Prosecco hangover was actually a stroke
A healthy 23-year-old woman woke up to what she thought was a bad hangover, only to realise she was actually having a stroke.
Facebook's 'Did You Know' feature just got really creepy with a very personal question
Facebook's 'Did you Know' feature just started asking people to say what (or who) they usually slept with and the company had to take it down due to the backlash.
Disco ball launched into space angers astronomers
Space company Rocket Lab has launched a giant reflective disco ball.into orbit, along with two missiles. Astronomers fears it will pollute space, doing more harm than good.
School principal responds to worried parent's email with poop emoji
A Miami school principal replied to a parents' worried email with sarcastic answers, signed off with a poop emoji.
Oldest human fossil found in Israel rewrites history of modern human migration from Africa
Scientists have discovered the oldest human fossil ever found outside Africa. It is between 175,000-200,000 years old which means human migration happened 50,000 years earlier than thought.
Gruesome video shows 300 butchered sharks dumped on roadside in Mexico
300 dead sharks were found off a road in Mexico, gutted and with their fins removed. It's believed thieves stole the truck that was carrying the legally fished sharks.
Think your boss is a psychopath? You may be one too
Workers who thrive under abusive boss may be higher on psychopathy spectrum than those who do not, claims study.
20 million-year-old 'poop fossil' shows ancient sharks loved eating crocodile faeces
A corprolite - fossilised animal poop - found in South Caroline had a huge shark tooth embedded in it. A great predator munched on faeces, whether on purpose or by accident
Giant squid murdered by fellow squid on Spanish coast
A live giant squid was spotted in Spanish waters on 7 October 2016. Sighting of the elusive species are rare. This one was most likely killed by a bigger squid.
Racially abused teenagers are 80% more likely to start smoking
Teens who experience some form of racism when they are aged 11-13 or 14-16 are more likely to take up smoking than the ones who don't, reports a study.
Greenpeace footage shows stunning biodiversity of Antarctic seafloor
Stunning footage released by Greenpeace shows never-before-seen footage of the Antarctic Ocean's seafloor in a bid to protect its fragile ecosystem from pollution.
Who is the controversial scientist behind 'bionic vaginas' made out of pig intestine?
Alexander Seifalian wants to produce bioengineered vaginas made out of pig intestine and human cells. But he's the subject of two UCL research misconduct inquiries.
Skull of beheaded Iron Age woman discovered by dogwalker
A skull that was found by chance in Somerset in March last year belonged to a woman who lived in the Iron Age and was most likely beheaded at her death or shortly after.
Trolls are donating money to anti-transgender GoFundMe using the names of trans activists
Trolls donating money to a transphobic GoFundMe page using the name of famous transgender activists as Labour struggles to clarify its position on trans women on all-women lists.
Heath Ledger: Ten years on, we remember the actor and his untimely passing
Heath Ledger died of a drug overdose on 22 January 2008. We look back at his career, and the touching tributes his family and friends made
New York once made it illegal for women to smoke in public because it was not respectable
In 1908, women were banned from smoking in public in New York City. Female smokers were deemed less respectable.
Tiger sharks are too faithful for their own good - and it's killing them
Sharks usually practice multiple paternity, where a litter of pups have several fathers. But tiger sharks seem to be "genetically monogamous", which threatens their sustainability.
Amazon's Alexa says 'LOL' when you ask it what sexual consent is
Alexa has a new skill set born from a partnership between Amazon and dating site Match.com. The skills are being criticised for the offensive dating advice they dispense.
The richer you feel, the more you want one-night stands, research shows
New study shows that people who feel weatlhy tend to go for flings rather than committed relationships. But people who are fearful (mostly women) will go for long-term things.
