People share their worst ever sunburns and tan lines

Sunburn is never funny, but some tan lines are more unfortunate-looking than others. From strange lines and patterns to painfully bright red skin, there’s a cocktail of burns out there roaming Britain’s streets this summer. According to research carried out by Medino, 77% of UK residents over the age of 18 don’t wear sunscreen to protect […]

Penis cancer: How GPs mistake it for a sexual disease

How GPs mistake penis cancer for a sexual disease… and it can rob a man of his genitals Hundreds of British men are forced to undergo life-altering surgery every year because doctors are missing the warning signs of penis cancer, experts say Disease, which affects around 700 men every year, can be cured if spotted […]

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: How press-ups can keep your bones young

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: How press-ups can keep your bones young (It certainly works for me!) Thanks to hours spent in the library, I once knew the name of every one of the 206 bones in the body, including my favourite: the innominate bone, which means ‘the bone with no name’. You’d know it as your […]

One-hit wonder: How awards, recognition decrease inventors creativity

Post-it Notes, Spanx, the iPhone, two-day Prime shipping. From unique gadgets to revolutionary business ideas, the most successful inventions have one thing in common: creativity. But sustaining creativity can be difficult. New research from Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, has identified one reason why […]