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Chemical in insect repellents impairs bees ability to find way home

Chemical in insect repellents impairs bees ability to find way home

By Stephen Beech Bees are losing their way due to a chemical used in insect repellents, according to a new study. Even brief exposure to the insecticide used in mosquito sprays can "significantly impair" bumblebees' ability to navigate their way back to their nest, suggest the findings.

How saunas boost immune systems revealed

How saunas boost immune systems revealed

By Stephen Beech Taking a sauna boosts the immune system, reveals new research. Sauna bathing releases white blood cells into the bloodstream, according to the findings. Circulating white blood cells play a "key" role in the body's defense against viruses, bacteria, fungi and diseases, say scientists.

Narrow house that’s under 8-feet wide sold for just over $56,000

Narrow house that’s under 8-feet wide sold for just over $56,000

By Elizabeth Hunter The narrowest house in Wales — measuring just 7.5 feet at its widest — has been sold at auction for $56,250. The one-bedroom property on Llewellyn Street in Pentre, Glamorgan, is so narrow that when standing in the living room, an average man can touch both

Hundreds of buses abandoned at eerie ‘bus graveyard’

Hundreds of buses abandoned at eerie ‘bus graveyard’

By Charlie Fenton These stunning aerial images have captured "Britain's biggest bus graveyard" - filled with hundreds of single and double-deckers. Just behind a dense forest in Carlton, Barnsley, South Yorks., sit hundreds of disused and abandoned buses, many of which have been reclaimed by nature.

30,000 of rarest insects released into national park

30,000 of rarest insects released into national park

By Elizabeth Hunter More than 30,000 of one of Britain’s rarest insects have been released into a national park. The bugs have been put into the Cairngorms Wildlife Park by conservationists from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. The pine hoverfly is one of Britain’s rarest insects

Mom’s stiffness from running leads to Parkinson’s diagnosis

Mom’s stiffness from running leads to Parkinson’s diagnosis

By Ben Barry A mom of two who blamed her stiff leg on a running injury was diagnosed with Parkinson's - and has been fitted with a "pacemaker for the brain." Jessica Krauser, 44, first spotted the tremor in 2017 while reading at church and speaking at

Plant-obsessed dad spends thousands on ‘indoor jungle’

Plant-obsessed dad spends thousands on ‘indoor jungle’

By Jamie Saunderson A dad-of-two has quit his day job to become a full-time “plantaholic” after spending around $67,000 creating an “indoor jungle.” Green-fingered Jonny Balchandani’s passion for plants took over his home in Malvern, Worcestershire during the COVID19 pandemic and turned him into