Former striker answers your questions on Scottish nightlife, his toughest opponent, proudest moment and when football made him cry I served you many times in The Tally Ho pub in Dundee in the early 1990s. You were always a gent. How did your reputation as a hard man sit with...
Weight-loss jabs may be good for mental health, research shows
Swiss study finds wellbeing and life quality can be improved more than with insulin and other antidiabetic drugs Weight loss jabs may be good for people’s mental health as well as helping curb their appetite, according to research. A study by scientists from the University of Bern in Switzerland has...
Chimps’ rhythmic drumming could shed light on music’s evolutionary roots
Research found chimpanzees drum with non-random rhythms that suggest building blocks of music may predate humans by millions of years They might not produce Gershwin hits, but chimpanzees have got rhythm, researchers have found in a study they say sheds light on the evolutionary origins of music. Scientists have previously...
Soviet-era spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit
Kosmos 482 re-enters the atmosphere more than a half century since launch on failed mission to Venus A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half century after its failed launch to Venus. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking agency confirmed its uncontrolled re-entry, based on...
Part of Soviet-era spacecraft to crash to Earth this weekend
Lander probe of Kosmos 482, launched in 1972, is expected to re-enter the atmosphere some time between 9 and 10 May Part of a Soviet spacecraft is expected to crash back down to Earth this weekend, with experts still unsure of where it will land. Kosmos 482 was launched in...