Bizarre

Fish in the UK are high on cocaine. The amount of raw sewage dumped in British waters means that traces of the powerful drug are making their way into rivers and ...

A crashed UFO was recovered by special forces soldiers in England during the 1980s. Former military intelligence officer Franc Milburn - a member of the British Army's elite Parachute Regiment - ...

Obesity is in the genes. A new study shows that 43 per cent of healthy people at the greatest genetic risk of obesity developed the condition over a five -year research ...

Onion rings can cause dementia. Experts have found that food made using large amounts of cooking oil contains brain-damaging impurities that can contribute to the degenerative disease. Rats that were fed a ...

Sausage dogs are set to be banned in Germany. A new animal protection law could forbid people from owning the pooches as a result of the spinal issues linked with their ...

A baby's facial appearance is shaped by what their mother eats during pregnancy. Subtle differences in the way people look, such as the shape of their skull and the amount of ...

Bad sleep makes people feel as if they'd aged a decade. Experts carried out two studies to discover if a lack of sleep could determine how old somebody feels. 429 participants were ...

Sleeping with the blinds open increases the chance of having a stroke or heart attack. Light pollution disrupts the body's natural sleep-wake cycle and the lack of rest places increased strain ...

School bullies earn more money in later life. A new study has revealed that kids who display aggressive behaviour on the playground and tease their classmates are showing signs "predictive of ...

Women find it harder to lose weight than men as a result of their eating habits. A survey of 2,200 people aged between 30 and 45 revealed that females face difficulty ...

Brands could be advertising on the Moon in 2026. Lunar rover manufacturer Astrolab is to send its Flex rover to the lunar surface and has signed a deal with creative network ...

Big sea monsters are lurking in the planet's oceans. Marine expert Dr. Charles Paxton argues that there are many unknown species - all over six feet long - that are yet ...

NASA could discover alien life on Jupiter in 2030. The US space agency will launch its five-and-a-half-year journey to the gas giant's Europa moon in October and instruments inside the Europa ...

Viagra can make you live longer. The little blue pill is known to give men a boost between the sheets but experts say it can also help to increase lifespan, although ...

Newspaper readers are considered to be sexually attractive. A survey of 2,000 people in Britain discovered that those browsing broadsheets and tabloids were more likely to "catch the eye" in public ...

Parrots like playing touchscreen games. Scientists have suggested developing apps that are tailored for the birds in the wake of the study's findings. Dr. Rebecca Kleinberger, an assistant professor at Northeastern University ...

Being single raises the prospect of an early death. A new study suggests that people who do not have a partner age faster and are more likely to pass away from ...

Puberty makes teenagers smell like goats. Experts have compared the body odours of infants and teenagers and have confirmed that adolescents have their distinct scent of goats, cheese, urine and sweat. Researchers ...

A pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person in a historic operation. Richard Slayman received the organ from the genetically modified animal during a four-hour procedure at a hospital ...

Gaming geeks are more likely to disappoint in bed. Men who spend their time sitting in front of consoles and computers are at quadruple the risk of erectile dysfunction compared to ...

Smoking cigarettes increases belly fat. Analysis of genetic and smoking habits has uncovered a link between the habit and abdominal fat and provides evidence that puffing away can lead to higher ...

People with flexible joints are more likely to suffer from long Covid. A new study in the UK suggests that individuals who are double-jointed are at a 30 per cent raised ...

Ravers in India are getting high on snake venom. Youths in the country are turning to reptile saliva as it can get them high for several days, unlike other substances. Police raided ...

Seagulls could start another pandemic. Brits have been advised to stay at least two metres away from the winged pests "at all times" in a return of the social distancing that ...