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Chewing gum restores doctor’s taste and smell lost to COVID-19

Chewing gum restores doctor’s taste and smell lost to COVID-19

By Amy Reast A dad who lost his sense of taste and smell for years after catching COVID-19 and losing his sense of smell has had both senses restored — thanks to specially-developed chewing gum. The revolutionary clinical trial at the University of Nottingham saw a group of participants

Baby born on David Attenborough’s 100th birthday named after him

Baby born on David Attenborough’s 100th birthday named after him

By Filipa Gaspar A baby born just before midnight on Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday has been named after the environmentalist. Ambrose Attenborough Whyte was born at 11:58 p.m. on May 8 weighing 7 lbs., 5 oz., and his proud parents said they wanted to honor

Stunning church complete with graveyard on sale for nearly $1 million

Stunning church complete with graveyard on sale for nearly $1 million

By Ed Chatterton A stunning Grade II* listed church conversion complete with a graveyard in the garden has gone on the market for a little more than the average cost of a London home. The historic Church of St. Peter was built in the quaint village of Saxby, Leicestershire, in

World’s first micropub saved from closure after customer buys it

World’s first micropub saved from closure after customer buys it

By James Gamble The world's first micropub has been saved from closure—after its founder of 20 years passed the reins across to one of his long-time regulars. Martyn Hillier, who founded The Butcher's Arms in Herne, Kent, in 2005, recently opted to retire, with

Zookeepers bottle-feed baby aardvark to help raise tiny animal

Zookeepers bottle-feed baby aardvark to help raise tiny animal

By Ed Chatterton Keepers at Chester Zoo have stepped in to help save the life of an adorable baby aardvark — by hand-rearing him with a bottle. The tiny calf called Womble is being bottle-fed warm milk throughout the night to help him grow after mom Oni failed to

NTSB releases footage of fatal UPS plane crash

NTSB releases footage of fatal UPS plane crash

By Dean Murray The full horrifying footage of the tragic UPS airplane crash was released on Tuesday, May 19. CCTV surveillance footage presented by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows the moment UPS Flight 2976 suffered a catastrophic failure during takeoff from Louisville on Nov. 4, 2025. The video

Spacecraft captures Mars close-up on way to $10,000 quadrillion asteroid

Spacecraft captures Mars close-up on way to $10,000 quadrillion asteroid

By Dean Murray A spacecraft has taken jaw-dropping close-up snaps of Mars on its way to a $10,000 quadrillion asteroid. NASA’s Psyche spacecraft completed its close approach of the Red Planet on May 15, coming within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometres) of the planet’s