According to an interesting study published in the March 10 edition of the journal Nature, researchers have found that chickens “do not follow the mammalian model” of sex-determining chromosomes; and, as such, some of them may show gender-confusing traits – being half male and half female.

The shares of the British waste management company, Shanks fell more than 15 per cent after the group announced that it ended talks with a private equity investor, Carlyle for a possible sale of business.

The board of Shanks had valued the firm at 150 pence per share however Carlyle indicated that it can offer only 120 pence per share under a revised offer by way of cash payments for the group. The offer is even lower than the

The operators of Eurotunnel, Groupe Eurotunnel has said that it plans to introduce high-speed freight trains through the tunnel which connects the UK to the continental Europe.

The company is launching many initiatives to boost passenger and freight traffics. Eurotunnel is partnering with consortium developing high-speed rail freight called Carex for the initiative.

A new survey has revealed that 6 out of 10 people from across Britain, which comes out to be about 60% of the total population, have, at least once in their life, faced a time when they found it difficult to cope mentally and handle stress.

Together, a mental health charity, has stressed that the numbers have managed to show that there should be an immediate end to a "them and us" attitude to the issue.

With significant support from the Peninsula Medical School, a team of researchers at the South West Liver Unit, which is based at the Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, are busy working towards saving more lives and improving the health of patients suffering from Hepatitis C all over the world by developing a new, breakthrough vaccination for the disease.

A recent study has revealed that a method which "washes out" the brains of premature babies, who are severely ill, might just be the best survival aid for such infants.

It has been revealed that bleeding in the brain is one of the most common and feared complications for babies who are born premature, as it can lead to severe brain damage or even death.