Bizarre

27 September 2024

More than 6,000 'extinct' snails released back into French Polynesia wild

Over 6,000 'extinct' snails have been released back into the wild. Conservationists have found born-in-the-wild adult Partula tohiveana in French Polynesia, meaning that the precious molluscs have successfully established themselves on ...

27 September 2024

Brushing teeth regularly protects against head and neck cancer

Brushing your teeth regularly can reduce the danger of head and neck cancer. Research has established that high levels of bacteria linked to gum disease raise the risk of the illness ...

27 September 2024

Fearsome 'XL Bully' cats up for sale on the internet

Fearsome "XL Bully" cats are up for sale on the internet. Animal welfare groups are concerned that the felines - a cross between the Bald and Dwarf breeds - could become ...

27 September 2024

Weekend exercise reduces disease risk

Exercising at the weekend reduces the risk of hundreds of diseases. A new study on 90,000 adults in the UK found that those who cram their physical activity into Saturday and ...

26 September 2024

Astronaut Chris Hadfield to present never-before-seen space images on UK and Ireland tour

Astronaut and space expert Chris Hadfield will present never-before-seen space images on his UK and Ireland tour in 2025. The acclaimed astronaut and spaceship will discuss the latest developments in space ...
26 September 2024

One in three children left short-sighted due to Covid and screen time

A third of children have been left short-sighted due to coronavirus lockdowns and increased screen time. Data from five million kids in 50 countries shows that myopia was found to have ...

26 September 2024

World's oldest cheese discovered in Chinese tomb

The world's oldest cheese has been found in an ancient Chinese tomb. The cheese is estimated to be 3,600 years old - eclipsing the previous record by 400 years - and ...

26 September 2024

'Mini-moon' to orbit Earth this autumn

Earth will temporarily gain a second Moon this autumn. Scientists have confirmed that a small asteroid will be captured by our planet's gravitational pull and will briefly become a "mini-moon". The lunar ...

25 September 2024

Men and women feel pain in contrasting ways

Men and women feel pain in drastically different ways. Analysis conducted in recent decades demonstrates that females suffer pain at higher rates than males with hormonal differences pinpointed as the key ...

25 September 2024

Earth's oceans are nearly too acidic to sustain life

The planet's oceans are almost too acidic to sustain marine life. A report by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) says that ocean acidification could be the latest threshold ...

25 September 2024

Eating spinach can add spice to a man's sex life

Spinach can help men out in the bedroom. A study suggests that eating the leafy green vegetable - famously devoured by the cartoon character Popeye - reduced the risk of erectile ...

25 September 2024

Kind people are seen as better looking

Kind people are considered to be more physically attractive. Researchers in Israel analysed the non-physical factors that can lead to a person being perceived as good looking with generosity and altruism ...

24 September 2024

Magic mushrooms can treat people who worry about their looks

Magic mushrooms could help treat people with insecurities about their appearance. Experts in the US have revealed that a naturally occurring psychedelic drug in the fungi changes brain connectivity to help ...

24 September 2024

Groovy gibbons have human dance moves

Gibbons can dance like humans. Scientists have discovered that the Asian apes can't resist moving their bodies to a rhythm and have debunked suggestions that only people enjoy the pastime of ...

24 September 2024

Male brains shrink by 8pm each night

Men's brains have shrunk by 8pm every day. Scientists scanned a 26-year-old male's brain 40 times over the course of 30 days and found it had shrunk by the evening before ...

24 September 2024

UFOs could rescue civilisation from nuclear war

UFOs could be trying to save Earth from nuclear war. A number of mysterious flying objects have been spotted near military sites and researcher Robert L. Hastings has theorised that they ...

23 September 2024

Old people do more exercise

Old people exercise more than their young counterparts. A poll has revealed that over-75s spend an average of 16 days per month exercising compared to just 13 days for those aged ...

23 September 2024

Brain surgeon who 'visited heaven' says it smells like fried chicken

A brain surgeon has claimed that heaven smells like fried chicken. Dr. Eben Alexander's life support machine was nearly switched off by doctors after he suffered an E coli infection that ...

23 September 2024

Video games can ruin a man's performance in the bedroom

Spending too long playing video games can cause problems for men in the bedroom. Experts have discovered that males who spend more than five hours a day on their consoles are ...

23 September 2024

People keep their weird snack habits secret

More than a quarter of Brits keep their guilty pleasure snack habits a secret. A new study has found four in five of us like to experiment with unusual flavours, but ...

23 September 2024

Chocolate gifts go down well on a bad day

The gift of a bar of chocolate can give people a lift on a tough day. A study of over 3,600 individuals found that they would prefer a sweet treat to ...

20 September 2024

DNA stored on crystal could bring humans back to life in event of extinction

DNA stored on a crystal could bring humanity back to life if we ever go extinct. A team from the University of Southampton have used lasers to store the DNA information ...

20 September 2024

Fussy eating is down to genetics

Parents shouldn't be blamed if their kids are fussy eaters. New research suggests that being picky about food is a trait that stems from genetics rather than upbringing and can last ...

20 September 2024

A lack of sleep makes dogs grouchy

Dogs will be grumpy if they don't get enough sleep. Pooches should typically spend almost two-thirds of the day snoozing, but 5.6 million of the animals in the UK only manage ...