Aggressive species of shrimp smashes its way into rivals’ burrows using a club-like appendage that can strike at speeds of 50mph, study reveals University of Exeter researchers looked at how mantis shrimp fight over burrows They use these to sleep, mate, eat and avoid predators and are often fought over Study found the ‘smasher shrimp’ … Read more
Most children have wild imaginations, but sometimes pretend play takes a turn and the once wholesome act takes on a violent theme. Although some parents may be concerned when their child make-believes fighting and killing, a new study suggests it is actually their way of ‘rehearsing’ for a real-world scenario. Researchers from the University of … Read more
Aggressive passenger forces Jet2 flight from Glasgow to be diverted from Turkey to land at Manchester airport The Jet2 flight was set to land in Bodrum yesterday after taking off from Glasgow ‘Aggressive passenger’ caused the pilot to alter course and land in Manchester Greater Manchester Police met the plane when it landed at Manchester … Read more
Bird expert says ‘highly intelligent’ magpies AREN’T aggressive, only swoop if you’ve ‘done something’ and live in a structured society with morals about what is ‘right or wrong’ Wildlife expert defended one of Australia’s most hated birds, calling them smart Urged people to try and make friends with the magpies who are swooping them The … Read more
Russia is risking a ‘new Cold War’ if it tries to push its power base beyond its border, Nato’s secretary general has warned. Jens Stoltenberg said that Moscow’s recent behaviour and attempt to establish a new ‘sphere of influence … requires a response from Nato’. His remarks come days after the North Atlantic Council met … Read more
A large crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters have accosted white diners outside several Washington, D.C. restaurants, demanding that they raise their fists to show solidarity with the movement. Footage showing the demonstrators aggressively yelling at one woman in the Adams Morgan neighborhood went viral on social media and sparked a widespread backlash. Many accused … Read more
A high-tech ‘pink drink’, swallowed hours before surgery, is helping surgeons spot aggressive brain cancers, by making tumours glow in the dark. The innovation, now being used by neurosurgeons across the UK, doubles the chances doctors will find – and remove – all the cancer, halting progression of the disease. The drink, called Gliolan or … Read more
Researchers from Canada also found that children are more likely to develop depression by age 18 if their mothers suffered from prenatal depression.
Fattening up pigeons by feeding them bread in the park could make them more aggressive because heavier birds are the most dominant, study finds Researchers studied a flock of 17 homing pigeons with 8 males and 9 females When ‘adding weight’ to some of the pigeons they became more aggressive When the weights were removed … Read more
An ‘aggressive’ deer at an English beauty spot had to be shot dead after it injured a park-goer in an incident believed to have been sparked by a family feeding it carrots. The National Trust says the wild animal had to be put down after it began ‘posing an immediate threat’ to visitors at Knole … Read more