Rhys Blakely

Nasa has found that observers tend to underestimate how much fatigue women are experiencing, but overestimate tiredness in men

People who enjoy the odd tipple may have a happier adjustment after leaving work than teetotallers, research suggests

A fifth of four to five-year-olds in England are obese, with parents possibly contributing by giving them portions that are too big

Britain After he arrived in Britain, Julius Caesar was struck by how the natives went into battle painted blue.

Stealing at self-service checkouts is on the rise and a share of the population thinks benefits fraud is fine. Is the social contract broken?

A study of chimps suggests that humans may also be inclined to answer the call of nature when others do, as is the case with yawning and laughter

The drugs in Wegovy and Mounjaro lowered patients’ risk of illnesses including Alzheimer’s and some cancers — but raised the risk of others, a study found

Yawning and laughter have long been seen as infectious, liable to spread between individuals. Now scientists believe something similar applies to answering the call of nature.

Schoolboys have been shown in an experiment to think they’re more capable than girls. Could this behaviour help to explain inequality among grown-ups?

Shorter walks and breaks with routine mean dogs can have low moments just like us