Mice engage in social distancing, study shows

Many animals practice social distancing when illness is detected in their group; Vampire bats will stop grooming sick groupmates, but continue providing food for them We’ve all become familiar with the concept of social distancing in the last year. But the animal kingdom has been practicing the health recommendation all along, according to a growing … Read more

Babies develop language abilities faster if their parents ‘engage in a conversation’ with them

Babies’ language skills develop faster if their parents ‘engage in conversation’ with them rather than just talking over them, study finds Experts monitored the language 5-8 month old babies were exposed to at home  They then looked at the activity in the language centres of the infant brains They found engaging in conversation led to … Read more

Susanna Reid is forced to placate Piers Morgan and Charlotte Hawkins as they engage in war of words

‘You two need to calm down!’ Susanna Reid is forced to placate Piers Morgan and Charlotte Hawkins as they engage in bitter war of words live on GMB By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 09:08 GMT, 3 November 2020 | Updated: 09:18 GMT, 3 November 2020 Good Morning Britain stars Piers Morgan and Charlotte Hawkins became … Read more

G-Eazy and Ashley Benson engage in PDA during coffee outing in LA as their romance continues

G-Eazy and Ashley Benson engage in PDA during coffee outing in LA as their romance continues By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 01:37 BST, 21 October 2020 | Updated: 01:42 BST, 21 October 2020 Ashley Benson and G-Eazy were snapped Tuesday in Los Angeles looking affectionate and engaging in a bit of PDA as … Read more

Priti Patel to deport homeless people who engage in ‘low level’ crimes

Priti Patel plans to deport homeless people who persistently engage in ‘low level’ crimes such as drug-pushing and ‘dangerous behaviour’ Priti Patel will deport the homeless who repeatedly engage in low level crimes Powers would be used ‘sparingly’ and after individuals refused other measures Ms Patel reportedly wrote to Ministers on Friday to inform them of … Read more

Mother bats engage in high-pitched ‘baby talk’ with offspring

Mother bats use ‘baby talk’ with their offspring, much the same way humans do, scientists discovered.  The sac-winged bat has a wide-ranging vocal repertoire, using different ‘songs’ to court mates and defend its territory. Scientists have recently discovered that females also use a special high-pitched voice to encourage their pups to start ‘talking.’ The study … Read more