Research on postmen’s testicle warmth wins Ig Nobel
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The researchers used probes to measure the left and right testicles of 22 postmen...
Month: September 2019
Plastic packaging: How are supermarkets doing?
Image caption Reuse and refill schemes could be the way forward, say MPs Bunches of bananas wrapped in plastic. A...
Domestic violence murders reach five-year high
Image caption Criminologist Prof Sarah Walklate believes these women are all 'invisible victims of knife crime' The number of people...
Big Butterfly Count: Fine weather boosts species in UK
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPainted lady butterflies have been seen across the countryA once-in-a-decade mass emergence...
Dolphins exposed to ‘cocktail of pollutants’ in English Channel
Image copyright Getty Images Dolphins living in the English Channel are exposed to a "cocktail of pollutants", say scientists.A study...
Heavy menstrual bleeding: Keyhole hysterectomy technique ‘more effective’
Image copyright Getty Images A keyhole-surgery technique for treating heavy menstrual bleeding is more effective and just as safe as...
High-tech ways to keep employees happy
Image copyright Getty Images Half-price cinema tickets, cycle to work schemes and gym passes have long been part of employee...
Whirlpool tumble dryer recall uncovers 65,000 dangerous machines
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWhy do some tumble dryers catch fire?Some 65,000 fire-prone tumble dryers have...
YouTube advertises big brands alongside fake cancer cure videos
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionProf Justin Stebbing from Imperial College London looks at some of the...
Transgender waiting lists ‘putting people at risk’
Image caption Alex waited 16 months to be seen for the first time at Scotland's biggest gender clinic Transgender people...
Johnson denies lying to Queen over Parliament suspension
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBoris Johnson says he did not lie to the QueenBoris Johnson has...
BA cancels 27 Sept flights ahead of next pilot strike
Image copyright Reuters British Airways has started emailing passengers to cancel flights two weeks ahead of another strike by pilots.The...
When do the 2019 MLS Cup playoffs begin, and who’s qualified?
Oct 1, 2019 The Major League Soccer regular season is nearing its conclusion and clubs have their sights set on...
FGM clinics open across England to support victims
Image copyright Getty Images A victim of female genital mutilation (FGM) who was traumatised by her reversal procedure has welcomed...
World ‘losing battle against deforestation’
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Aerial view of a suspected illegal logging site in Brazil A historic global agreement aimed...
Has another interstellar visitor been found?
Image copyright SPL Image caption Artwork: The comet has a highly eccentric orbit An amateur astronomer has discovered a comet...
The Biggest iPhone News Is the Apple U1 Chip Inside It
This week, as they do every year around this time, Apple executives rotated through a few mostly predictable announcements. There...
The Biggest iPhone News Is the New Apple U1 Chip Inside It
This week, as they do every year around this time, Apple executives rotated through a few mostly predictable announcements. There...
