Bizarre

The average speed of an artist's music decreases as they get older. Geoff Luck, an expert from the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland, has analysed more than 14,000 songs on Spotify ...

Alien avatars and robots will play a key role in the sex lives of future humans. A new study has suggested that people will become increasingly reliant on technology for excitement ...

Binge drinking increases the risk of irregular heart rhythms. A team of experts at Ohio State University found that binge drinking-related arrhythmias are connected to a raised risk of the stress-induced ...

Staring at your phone accelerates the ageing process. Experts have warned that constantly looking down at devices puts strain on the neck and can lead to the early appearance of lines ...

Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth. Scientists have been analysing what makes the large reptiles' bite so venomous and found that their teeth are coated with a layer of iron that keeps ...

Water has been found in soil samples from the Moon for the first time. Boffins testing soil brought back from a 2020 Chinese space mission have found "hydrated molecules", the Chinese ...

A daily glass of wine doesn't provide the health benefits that many hope for. Previous studies have proposed the idea that enjoying a tipple could help people live longer but a ...

Neanderthals cooked roast dinners. Studies show that our ancestors roasted small birds for meals as scientists set out to replicate how they would have cut up and cooked the meat. Researchers at ...

A sugar in the body could cure baldness. Experts have discovered that the sweet substance can stimulate hair growth and is equally effective as the existing drug to treat male pattern ...

Sharks off the Brazilian coast have tested positive for cocaine. A new study by local scientists found high concentrations of the drugs in the bodies of 13 sharpnose sharks that were ...

An 'asparagus psychic' has predicted that Michelle Obama will win the US presidential election. Jemima Packington has revealed that her vegetables foresee the former First Lady - who is not currently ...

Olive oil shots do not prevent hangovers. The health trend has been popular on TikTok and has been championed by the music producer Benny Blanco who took a swig of the ...

Erratic sleep increases a person's risk of suffering Type 2 diabetes. Researchers in the US have found that those with the most irregular sleep patterns had the highest chance of being ...

People with 'main character syndrome' enjoy happier lives. Scientists have found that those who regard themselves as the main protagonist rather than a sidekick have higher levels of overall wellbeing. A study ...

Chimpanzees use quick-fire gestures for effective communication. Experts have studied thousands of gestures made by wild primates in east Africa and found notable parallels with the turn-taking that is prominent in ...

Dogs get depressed when they can smell that their owners are stressed. Stress in humans triggers a unique scent that can be smelt by canines and new evidence shows that worried ...

An extreme eater died during a livestream after binging for hours. Pan Xiaoting passed away on 14 July while taking part in an online challenge on Mukbang - where hosts consume ...

Mr England organisers' fears of a national "hunk shortage" have eased following a surge of applications. The pageant enlisted the services of Miss England Milla Magee to appeal for men to ...

Disneyland Paris has set a new Guinness World Record for a drone show during the park's annual Bastille Day celebrations. The French resort put on a spectacular display to mark the ...

A woman was shocked to discover the truth after dating a man who claimed to be an FBI agent. TikTok user Jenna Jean has shared her wild story after starting a ...

Fourteen children have been hospitalised after eating a box of 'rated 18' spicy crisps. Tokyo's Rokugo Koka High School had to call for help after 13 girls and one boy - ...

The UK could be facing an explosion in the numbers of killer stingrays. The sea creatures - which are typically found in tropical areas - are starting to turn up more ...

A woman is in "utter shock" after being invited to her friend's wedding as a babysitter in a separate room. The woman and her husband received an invite with a "little ...

Generation Z have grown so socially awkward they are being packed off to etiquette classes. The 12 to 27-year-olds are feared to have lost interpersonal skills by being shut in their ...