Japan is known for its ageing population, but they’ve outdone themselves with the number of centenarians exceeding 90,000 for the first time, 88.6% of whom are women. For context, the US has 97,914 centenarians from a population 200 million larger than Japan’s…

If you find dozing off difficult after a stressful day, you’ll be interested to know that experts are getting behind the 4-7-8 breathing technique. Breathe in through the nose for 4 counts, hold for 7 counts, and breathe out through the mouth for 8 counts with a ‘whoosh’ sound. Whatever works, eh?

Ever wondered if constipation ruins a scorpion’s sex life? Us neither, but that hasn’t stopped Solimary García-Hernández and Glauco Machado of the University of São Paulo, who have won an Ig Nobel Prize recognising unusual scientific research. The prize: a virtually worthless $10 trillion bill from Zimbabwe…