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Five facts about the gruesome beauty of solitary wasps
Malloscelis taiwanianus, a spider wasp, found in Sichuan, China. Shutterstock Most people recognise a wasp as those stripy insects who ruin our summer picnics. They live in huge societies, much the same as the honeybee; you might even have a nest in your loft or shed. But there’s a lotContinue Reading
New Mission: Impossible trailer shows swordfights, strip clubs… and Tom Cruise skydiving off a cliff
H old onto your hats: the first teaser trailer for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is here. The trailer for the seventh film in the Mission: Impossible franchise shows Tom Cruise gearing back up to slide (and roll, and dodge) into the shoes of ultra-secret operative Ethan Hunt.Continue Reading
Five digital games to help your child’s development
fizkes/Shutterstock Recent research has linked playing video games in childhood with an increase in intelligence. While parents and carers may be pleasantly surprised by these findings, they are less unexpected for many researchers of children’s digital play. Studies have previously shown that playing digital games is associated with a wideContinue Reading
QPR next manager odds: Gareth Ainsworth and Jon Dahl Tomasson lead the way
GARETH AINSWORTH is the current leader in the race to be named the successor to Mark Warburton as the new QPR manager. Sky Bet place the current Wycombe boss as 1/1 favourite, with John Dahl Tomasson, the former Newcastle and AC Milan striker, at 5/2. 1 Gareth Ainsworth is theContinue Reading
Patients May Not Receive Miscarriage Care in a Post-Roe America
Doctors will be cautious about offering any treatment that could be regarded as an illegal termination—forcing patients to seek out-of-state care.Continue Reading
Man Utd transfer news: Crystal Palace loss REACTION, Jonathan David targeted, Pogba to sign for Juventus – updates
United ‘need a reset’, says Mata Mata went on to say United need a “reset” after a tough few seasons, demanding players “meet the standards” required to turn out for the club. He said: “Being at Man Utd, this club needs first-class individuals for each department. “This club should beContinue Reading
Two cases of new Covid-19 variant of concern confirmed in Ireland
Two cases of a newly classified Covid-19 variant of concern have been confirmed in Ireland. On May 12th, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reclassified two sub-lineages of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, BA.4 and BA.5, from variants of interest to variants of concern. In chief medicalContinue Reading
Joelinton carried off on stretcher in Newcastle’s clash with Burnley
NEWCASTLE UNITED star Joelinton suffered a painful end to the campaign after he was carried off on a stretcher at Burnley. The Magpies travelled to Turf Moor for the final day of the campaign looking to end it on a high with victory. 1 The star was taken off onContinue Reading
Plant-based milk products: what you need to know before making the switch
Plant-based milk alternatives may not contain the same nutrients as cow's milk. matka_Wariatka/ Shutterstock Over the last decade, the number of people drinking cow’s milk has dropped – with people swapping dairy for plant-based alternatives, such as oat and almond milk. With new types of plant-based milks seemingly emerging everyContinue Reading
Psychedelics: how they act on the brain to relieve depression
The evidence is mounting for the effectiveness of psilocybin in treating depression. Cannabis_Pic/Shutterstock Up to 30% of people with depression don’t respond to treatment with antidepressants. This may be down to differences in biology between patients and the fact that it often takes a long time to respond to theContinue Reading