Bizarre

25 February 2025

Learning another language can stave off dementia

Learning a second language can help reduce the risk of getting dementia. Natalie Phillips, from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, told New Scientist that being bilingual makes the size of the ...

25 February 2025

University slaps nudity warning on Birth of Venus painting

The University of Roehampton has slapped a trigger warning on the Birth of Venus painting. Students at the London university have been alerted that Sandro Botticelli's 15th-century piece may cause them ...

25 February 2025

NASA could launch alien-finding mission

Rocket launches could be scrapped in a bid to find aliens. Elon Musk has asked US president Donald Trump to use his SpaceX rockets to put a man on Mars, meaning ...
25 February 2025

Mars formerly had an ocean with sandy beaches

Mars was once home to an ocean with sandy beaches. Scientists have discovered that the Red Planet once boasted sandy shores after analysing below-ground imaging data from China's Zhurong rover. The experts ...

25 February 2025

Chickens can help bring the dodo back to life

Chickens could be used to revive the dodo. Experts at New York University Langone have devised a technique that involves creating genetically modified birds by taking cells from farmyard chickens - ...

25 February 2025

Elvis had a fascination with pyramids

Elvis Presley was fascinated by pyramids. A new book that explores the King of Rock 'n' Roll's fascinating mystical life has revealed that the music legend was keen to marry Ginger ...
21 February 2025

Woman feels like 'being held at gunpoint' if faced with ketchup

A woman feels like she is "being held at gunpoint" when she sees ketchup. Leigh Woodman has banned the popular meal condiment from her home - despite her boyfriend liking it ...

21 February 2025

Afterlife-believing chemical found in brain

A chemical that makes people believe in the afterlife has been found in the brain. Psychedelic neurochemical N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) has been discovered by scientists at Imperial College London. They think it may ...

21 February 2025

Moon to get 4G network

The Moon is set to get a 4G network. Mobile phone titan Nokia has created a Lunar Surface Communication system in the form of a robot called Athena, and it has ...

20 February 2025

Comedy could be prescribed to patients with mental health conditions

Comedy could be prescribed to people suffering from mental health issues. The technology firm Craic Health has secured funding for its social prescribing scheme that uses comedy-based interventions, including stand-up shows ...

20 February 2025

Blinking is vital to dog communication

Dogs communicate by blinking. Experts studied the responses of 54 domestic pooches to videos of other dogs blinking, nose licking or staring back at them with an attentive face. The findings showed ...

20 February 2025

Alien life will form in 'a matter of time'

It is "only a matter of time" before alien life forms - if it hasn't already. Astronomers have long believed that 'hard steps' must be met in the 10 billion-year lifespan ...

19 February 2025

Man orders mammoth bacon butty

A dad has eaten a bacon bap "Mount Everest". Craig Harker, a 27-year-old pub owner from Hardwick, left workers in a Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, Greggs speechless after he asked for 100 ...

19 February 2025

Chinese dog chews could turn pooches into warewolves

Chinese dog chews could turn yappy pooches into howling werewolves. The Food Standards Agency has warned certain products from Barkoo and Chrisco can cause behavioural changes in them. It has ordered pet ...

19 February 2025

Brits reuse dirty gym towels

Over a third of Brits reuse dirty gym towels. According to a survey conducted by Live Football Tickets, 36 per cent of Brits don’t wash their gym towels after each use, ...

18 February 2025

Lab-grown human teeth are possible in the next 20 years

Human teeth could be grown in a lab in the next 20 years. Experts at Tufts University in the US have been able to successfully grow human-like teeth in experiments involving ...

18 February 2025

Men are far more romantic than women

Men are more romantic than women. Research combining the findings of over 50 previous studies on the subject has revealed that males tend to fall in love faster, yearn for their ...

18 February 2025

US alien whistleblower Tim Burchett has seen 'proof of things I can't discuss'

An alien whistleblower claims to have seen "proof of things I can't discuss". Tim Burchett, a Republican Congressman from Tennessee, claims that the Pentagon is using "dark money" to carry out ...
17 February 2025

Wolves could return to Scottish Highlands under new proposals

Wolves could be reintroduced to the Scottish Highlands. Scientists at the University of Leeds claim that reintroducing the beasts to the area could help reduce red deer populations and lead to ...

17 February 2025

Dancing every day will allow people to meet weekly exercise goals

Dancing for 20 minutes each day can help people hit their weekly exercise targets. A small study into the cardiovascular benefits of "solo freeform dancing" found that people received health benefits ...

17 February 2025

Scientists fear that billionaires could wreck hopes of learning about the universe

Rich space tourists could ruin attempts to find out more about the history of the universe. Dr. Martin Elvis, an astrophysicist at Harvard University, claims that specific areas on the far ...

14 February 2025

Shark attack figures fell heavily in 2024

Shark attack figures fell dramatically in 2024. Data shows that just 47 unprovoked attacks were recorded across the world last year - down from 69 in 2023 and considerably below the ...

14 February 2025

Babies love foods eaten by mothers late in pregnancy

Babies "react more favourably" to the smell of food their mothers eat at the end of their pregnancy. Research led by Durham University revealed that newborns showed a positive emotional response ...

14 February 2025

Losing sense of taste could foreshadow an early death

Losing your sense of taste could lead to a premature death. A new study of more than 7,000 Americans over the age of 40 who lost their sense of taste earlier ...