London, Nov 15 : Scientists have found apples that contain a powerful chemical which can help us live longer.

According to boffins, the miracle ingredient – discovered in an old variety of apple – plays a powerful role in boosting heart health and circulation and could even extend life span.

The compound, an epicatechin polyphenol, is found in bitter English apples that were originally grown hundreds of years ago but are now no longer eaten.

Trials have revealed that epicatechin can help maintain a healthy circulation by relaxing arteries and increasing blood flow.

The research was conducted independently by the Institute of Food Research in Norwich.

London, Nov 15 : In a bid to tackle a shortage of space, human remains are to be exhumed and re-buried deeper in the ground in double-decker graves, it has been reported.

According to The Times of London, new inscriptions are to be added to existing headstones while some old gravestones could even be removed altogether.

The British government has devised a plan that will allow local authorities across England and Wales to begin the process of reburying old remains deeper in the earth next year, reports the Telegraph.

The 18-month trial of the scheme will see the first large-scale disturbance of remains since Victorian times.

London, Nov 15 : In a quest to locate the tomb of d’Artagnan, an inspiration for Alexandre Dumas’s novel ‘The Three Musketeers’, Dutch archaeologists have discovered a small church – where they believe the adventurous hero is buried.

He died during the Siege of Maastricht on June 25, 1673.

According to a leading French historian, Charles de Batz de Castelmore d’Artagnan, who served Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard, was buried a few kilometres away at Saint Peter and Paul Church in Wolder, Holland.

“The trail is very precise,” Times Online quoted Odile Bordaz, author of several works on the musketeer.

London, Nov 15 : Mouth bugs play a role in creating the distinctive flavors of certain foods, scientists in Switzerland have reported.

According to researchers, the bacteria help gives people the rich flavours of wine, onions and peppers.

They found that these bacteria actually produce food odors from odorless components of food, allowing people to fully savor fruits and vegetables.

The study has been published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

London, Nov 15 : A shrimp that can make a sound louder than a gunshot has been found in British waters.

Pistol shrimps, which stun their prey by snapping their claws together to create a deafening ''crack'', normally live in the sub-tropics.

The one-inch long shrimp snaps its enlarged claw shut at such a speed that it produces a sound wave of up to 218 decibels.

The shrimps have only been recorded in UK waters a handful of times.

Due to the cold temperature, they are incredibly rare in British waters.

London, Nov 15 : Religious people really do see the world differently, that’s what a new research ahs suggested.

The study found that Dutch Calvinists notice embedded visual patterns quicker than their atheist compatriots.

According to Bernhard Hommel, a psychologist at Leiden University in the Netherlands who led the new study, culture has long been known to distort visual perception.