More than half of football fans wish that the Monday after the big game was a national holiday (55%), according to new ...

Spending too long in a sauna without drinking enough water can trigger potentially deadly heat stroke, doctors have warned. They spoke out after a woman in her early 70s was found unconscious in the ...

A good night's sleep clears the mind like a "dishwasher" cleans crockery, new research suggests. Deep sleep may wash away waste that builds up in the brain during waking hours, say scientists. Their ...

Care home residents have been left 'overjoyed' after receiving an unusual visit - from alpacas. The two alpacas, Len Black and Anton Brown took a trip to Wingfield care home in Trowbridge, Wilts, as ...

An adorable rabbit rescued by the RSPCA had teeth so overgrown they looked like a tusk. Vets feared Bobby was just days away from death when he was rescued in Wigan, Lancs., by the RSPCA with teeth ...

A nurse inspired to buy a herd of Highland cows after watching Clarkson's Farm has said they 'saved' her after she suffered a nervous breakdown. Chloe Lucas, 38, worked at Basildon Hospital in Essex ...

Working dogs take longer to adjust than pets when we alter the clocks, according to a new study. Pet pooches are "more flexible" when it comes to Daylight Saving Time, say scientists. But working dogs ...

Muscles only believed to be used to wiggle our ears actually enable people to listen more intently, reveals new research. Researchers have found that the auricular muscles, which helped our distant ...

Deadly bear attacks can be prevented by drones, according to new research. Unmanned aerial vehicles are the "magic tools" needed to chase killer grizzlies away from people, say American scientists.

A swell shark egg has mysteriously hatched despite no male sharks being present in the tank. The pup, nicknamed Yoko, hatched on Jan. 3 at the Shreveport Aquarium in Louisiana with help from the ...

The rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past four decades, warns a new study. Sea surfaces are heating up four times faster now than in the 1980s, say scientists. Research shows ...