Cuteness overload! Baby tamandua takes first steps in Washington zoo

Cuteness overload! Baby tamandua takes first steps in Washington zoo weeks after keepers nursed her back to health from respiratory disease Baby tamandua, named Liana, was born with a respiratory illness on April 23  Nursed back to health by veterinarians at the Point Defiance Zoo in Washington Visitors will have to wait a little longer … Read more

Looking at urban landscapes can overload you brain and cause you to walk slower, study shows

City dwellers AREN’T always in a rush: Study shows looking at urban landscapes can overload you brain and cause you to walk slower Volunteers were asked to look at pictures of nature and urban landscapes They were walking on a treadmill and the pictures were projects in front of them When looking at urban images … Read more

Music: Listening to the tunes you love can send your brain into ‘pleasure overload’

‘I got chills, they’re multiplying’: Listening to the music you love CAN give you shivers and sends your brain into ‘pleasure overload’, study finds Researchers from France measured the brain activity of 18 music lovers Each reported feeling chills when listening to music — like half of the population The team identified areas of the brain … Read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: I know it’s Easter… but try to resist a chocolate (and wine) overload

Just like most other families, the Mosleys have been in lockdown for the past three weeks. There are four of us, including my wife Clare, one of our sons, Dan, 25 – who has recently recovered from Covid-19 – and our daughter, Kate, 19, who is back from university. We are very fortunate that the … Read more