A new study reveals that men have grown significantly taller than women over the last 100 years, showing a remarkable shift in physical development.

Men have grown twice as much as women over the past century, study shows

The fattest cat in the world, Crumbs, lost his life weeks after joining a feline fat camp as vets said that his cancerous tumours got hidden in his extensive layers of flab.

World’s fattest cat Crumbs loses his life after joining feline fat camp

In stunning research, scientists have observed that Antarctica has been losing weight and the continent is rising from the ocean. The process is known as post-glacial uplift and as per the new research, this will massively impact the global sea level rise in the future.

Antarctica is rising from ocean and losing weight. Here's how it will impact Earth

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who faced a heartbreaking moment when she was disqualified from the final round of 50kg women's freestyle wrestling at the 2024 Paris Olympics, made all possible efforts overnight to lose weight after it went above the limit.

Hours before disqualification, Vinesh Phogat took extreme steps to reduce weight, drew blood from her veins

Dinosaur T. Rex, who is also called the King of the Dinosaurs, was one terrifying creature that was roaming on the Earth with 60 razor-sharp teeth and 15 tonnes of weight, the researchers said in a new study.

THIS dinosaur, who once roamed on Earth, weighed 15 tonnes and could crush any car: study

A man from Costa Rica, identified as Addis Miller, has gone viral after he lost weight in 21 days while trying out water fasting. “Earlier this year, I embarked on a 21-day water fast in Costa Rica.

'Water fast' goes viral after man loses 13kgs in 21 days. Here's how safe this trend is for weight loss

Two supermassive black holes, which were discovered in collision-created 'fossil galaxies', are so huge in size that they do not collide and merge in the cosmic space.

Two supermassive black holes weigh 28 billion times more than sun: Scientists

Do you ever think about the weight of the Earth? It's a fascinating question that sparks curiosity. To know the weight of the Earth, we must first understand what we mean by weight.

Have you ever wondered about the weight of the Earth?

More than a billion people worldwide are obese, W.H.O. study finds. According to the World Health Organisation, in 2022, 2.5 billion adults aged 18 years and older were overweight, including over 890 million adults who were living with obesity.

More than a billion people worldwide are obese: Study

Can your weight affect your salary? Several employees around the world have revealed that losing weight changed the way they were treated. There are largely no legal provisions to protect employees from weight discrimination at workplaces. When will this change?

Gravitas | Can your weight affect your paycheck?

Japan Airlines was recently forced to arrange an extra flight at short notice as its two planes were at risk of surpassing their weight limits. However, the weight was not due to excess luggage but a passenger list of sumo wrestlers.

Japan Airlines forced to lay extra plane to transfer sumo wrestlers due to weight concerns

Coffee is a go-to drink for many of us each morning. A morning cuppa makes us energised enough to start the day. While a few sips at night may make us gain those extra wakful hours for study or for work.

Drinking more coffee may actually help you, says study

A social media influencer who was trying to lose more than half her body weight as an inspiration to her followers has reportedly died while attending an intensive weight-loss boot camp in northwestern China, fueling a debate over how to regulate the influencer industry.

Chinese social media influencer dies trying to lose more than 100 kg of weight

The police department in the Indian state of Assam has asked its officials to either lose weight in the next few months or leave the force. A top state police official stated that they will “professionally record” the body mass index (BMI) of all officers starting mid-August.

India: Assam's police force asks officers to lose weight or quit job

Losing weight is one thing but our high-sounding diet plans are actually good for our health but are they good for our heart? An expert panel at the American Heart Association ranked the top 10 diets in the United States highlighting their impact on Cardiovascular health.

Top 10 US diets come under American Heart Association's scanner

Recent research has revealed that losing weight through exercise appears to be more difficult for obese people. Initially, the researchers thought that the total energy we spend in a day is the sum of energy expended due to activity and energy used for basic functioning.

Data suggests weight loss via exercise harder for obese people

Nature has inspired some of the best robots; innovations in robotics are bringing us synchronized swarms of robot fish, and drones with flapping dragonfly-like wings.

Watch: A cockroach-inspired robot that can't be squashed; withstands 1 million times its weight

Jogging, gym sessions, dieting, green tea consumption, yoga: there are dozens of ways to lose weight. But keeping your jaw shut is a new ‘scientific’ way to lose weight now.

Keep your jaw shut: New Zealand researchers' new 'weight loss' device labelled as 'torture'

The coronavirus virus lockdown took a toll on our mental as well as physical well-being. The quarantine period was a tough one for people. There is a steep rise in the number of people who have gained oodles of weight during the pandemic, owing to many challenges and disruption in their regular routine.

Easy tips to shed the 'lockdown kilos'

A global study by the Imperial College, London, United Kingdom has found a direct relationship between the poor diet of children and the decreasing average height and increasing weight of the school-aged children.

Poor diet can result in smaller height of children: Study

An Auckland woman and her two daughters faced embarrassment when they were about to board their Thai Airways flight from Bangkok to Auckland. Paid for a business class service, they were left humiliated by the services of the Thai Airways staff.

No compensation, apology can undo that humiliation: Auckland woman tells WION after denied entry on plane owing to her weight

In these hectic days, where social media has become the country’s principal pre-occupation, the time for physical exercise is shockingly scanty. No surprise then that there is an outbreak of lifestyle diseases such as heart ailments, diabetes and obesity that plague the country’s middle-aged population across the economic divide, a trend that was once only the prerogative of the rich and super-rich.

It is time authorities woke up to the menace of obesity

Being an entrepreneur, closet poet and writer is enough to keep one’s hands full. In addition, to be a dilettante in anthropology, with a passion for uplifting the homo sapien aka ‘us beings’ in some possible manner, is plenty to clog an average person's band-width.

Blog: I lost weight or did we!

Women who face heavy psychological pressures at work are more likely to gain weight, a study claims. The study, published in the journal International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, included data from over 3,872 participants in Sweden.

High-stress jobs make women put on weight, not men: Study

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