3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (16+ words) Scientists make discovery that matches the Bible's account of how God created the heavens Daily Mail...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1046+ words) By XANTHA LEATHAM, EXECUTIVE SCIENCE EDITOR 11:07 26 Aug 2026, updated 11:33 26 Aug 2026 With their dense wordplay, old English phrases and complex poetic meter, Shakespeare plays can be notoriously difficult to understand. Now, scientists have revealed the one which really is the trickiest to…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (931+ words) Back in the early Noughties, the editors of the Oxford Dictionary Of English noticed something interesting about the words they were about to include in their second edition. Their new volume, based on strict evidence of current language in use,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (786+ words) By LIZ HULL, NORTHERN CORRESPONDENT and LYNDA ROUGHLEY Posting pictures of his Wild West-themed wedding in America on social media, Marc Dougherty was obviously keen to show off his new wife to the world. On Friday, Dougherty was hauled to…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1707+ words) While they are looking glam on red carpets or award shows, or fronting their successful TV shows or taking to the stage on their world tours, there are many celebrities who fans would never expect to smoke. But away from…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (907+ words) Most of us can place our hometown on a map – but have you ever thought about which cities lie parallel? A new map lets you see the surprising places around the world that lie on the same latitude as you....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (787+ words) Cna yuo raed tihs? Scientists have revealed why you can read scrambled words so easily – and it offers a quirky insight into how our brains function. This effect, commonly referred to as 'typoglycemia', is often accompanied by the 'rule' that…...