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Heavy snoring linked to heart disease and strokes

Heavy snoring linked to heart disease and strokes

By Maeve Gallagher Experts have shared signs your partner should listen out for if you wake them up with your snoring — that could be a sign of fatal conditions. If you are a heavy snorer and wake up in the night gasping for breath, there is a chance you could

Tarantulas use ‘spidey sense’ to remember where to hunt

Tarantulas use ‘spidey sense’ to remember where to hunt

By Stephen Beech Tarantulas use memory and learning skills to hunt for prey, suggests a new study. Several cases of "spatial orientation" were recorded among the fearsome spiders living in both trees and in underground burrows. The research team explained that spatial orientation refers to the ability of

Girl’s tonsillitis sign of aggressive brain tumor

Girl’s tonsillitis sign of aggressive brain tumor

By Duy Luong A baby was diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer after doctors mistakenly identified her persistent vomiting as tonsillitis. Nancy Dakin, 3, experienced persistent vomiting and tremors when she was just 12 months old in September 2023. Her parents, Gemma and Sam Dakin, took the toddler to doctors, who

Daredevil dad’s daring second try to sail across Atlantic in tiny boat

Daredevil dad’s daring second try to sail across Atlantic in tiny boat

By Charlie Fenton and Aimee Seddon A daredevil dad is set to make his second attempt at sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in the smallest ever boat — three years after his previous vessel "sunk." Andrew Bedwell, 52, has said he is "confident" that his new yacht,

Baby diagnosed with hole in heart after suspected acid reflux

Baby diagnosed with hole in heart after suspected acid reflux

By Jake Meeus-Jones A newborn baby was diagnosed with a hole in his heart, which doctors originally thought could have been acid reflux. Tansy Simpson, 40, gave birth to Atlas, now 1, following a long journey to conceive. Shortly after birth, he struggled with feeding and cried for long

Newly hatched baby penguins weigh the same as a kiwi

Newly hatched baby penguins weigh the same as a kiwi

By Elizabeth Hunter Adorable photos show newly hatched penguin chicks - who weigh roughly the same as a kiwi fruit. Two Northern Rockhopper penguins have been born at Edinburgh Zoo, to parents Bruce and Pinhead. The chicks have been named Wesley and Penny, and weigh 63g and 95g respectively - roughly the

Stunning cosmic wonders mark Hubble Space Telescope’s 36th birthday

Stunning cosmic wonders mark Hubble Space Telescope’s 36th birthday

By Dean Murray A jaw-dropping gallery of cosmic wonders marks the Hubble Space Telescope's 36th anniversary. The selection includes an incredible image of a "sea slug-shaped" cosmic wonder called the Trifid Nebula, released this week by NASA to mark the spacecraft's anniversary