Bizarre

21 February 2024

World's tallest man and shortest woman meet in California

The world's tallest man and shortest woman have been reunited in California. Sultan Kosen, who stands at 8 foot 3 inches tall, met with his fellow Guinness World Record holder Jyoti ...

21 February 2024

Exposure to blue light from smartphones is a health 'time bomb'

Exposure to the blue light emitted by smartphones could be "toxic" for the body. A study has found that being bombarded by blue-spectrum light throughout the day disrupts the body's regular ...

21 February 2024

A vegetarian diet can prevent snoring risk

Eating vegetables cuts the risk of snoring. Research has revealed that adopting a largely vegetarian diet can reduce the chance of developing obstructive sleep apnoea - the medical condition that causes ...

20 February 2024

Too much protein raises heart disease danger

Eating too much protein raises the risk of heart disease. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have discovered that consuming more than a fifth of calories from protein activates cells that ...

20 February 2024

Women can exercise less than men and get same health benefits

Women only need to exercise half as much as men to get similar health benefits. A study has found that females who cycle, swim and run regularly are less likely to ...

20 February 2024

Psychedelics could 'jump start' brains of coma patients

Magic mushrooms and LSD could "jump start" coma patients back into the real world. The world-leading psychedelic scientist Professor Robin Carharrt-Harris has revealed that "interest is growing" in the subject as ...

20 February 2024

AI model shows that male and female brains work differently

An artificial intelligence (AI) model has proved that men's and women's brains are 'wired differently'. Scientists have developed a model that can tell the difference between scans of male and female ...

19 February 2024

Alzheimer's 'miracle' drug could end up shrinking brains

An Alzheimer's "miracle" drug could shrink the brains of patients. A huge medical breakthrough was made last year as the first drug that slows the progression of the disease was approved ...

19 February 2024

Grumpy and anxious people put their hearts in danger

Grumpy people are more likely to have bad heart health. A study has linked personality traits such as anxiety and irritability with early signs of heart ageing. Experts at Queen Mary University ...

19 February 2024

Scientists hope to bring the dodo back from extinction

Scientists are making "incredible progress" in their efforts to bring the dodo back from the dead. DNA experts have sequenced the full genome of the extinct species for the first time ...

19 February 2024

Fat jabs can help people break drug and smoking habits

Weight loss jabs can help people beat drug and smoking addictions. A study has found that liraglutide - which has been prescribed on the NHS to tackle obesity - is as ...

16 February 2024

Big cats can tell the difference between human voices

Big cats can tell human voices apart. New research has found that animals like tigers and cheetahs have the ability to differentiate between familiar and unfamiliar human voices. A study saw 24 ...

16 February 2024

Bacteria is the key to a nice cup of tea

Bacteria is the key to a good cup of tea. New research in China suggests that the secret to making a delicious cuppa is held in a collection of microbes that ...

16 February 2024

Emojis make old people confused

Older people are left puzzled by emojis. A new study has found how age, gender and culture all influence how people interpret the characters used in electronic messages. 270 British and ...

16 February 2024

Ping pong could aid patients with nerve damage

Ping pong could be prescribed to patients with nerve damage. The sport has been found to reduce symptoms of conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's disease, both of which ...

15 February 2024

Exercise is superior to anti-depressants at treating depression

Exercise is better than anti-depressants for treating depression. Walking, jogging, yoga and strength training appeared to be just as useful as therapy at treating the mental health condition, according to a ...

15 February 2024

Strict bedtimes make children's brains healthier

Strict bedtimes give children healthy brains. The importance of sleep duration and quality on child development is well-established but a new study has found that kids from poorer families tend to ...

15 February 2024

Water discovery on asteroid surfaces increases hope of alien find

Water has been discovered on the surface of an asteroid for the first time, raising hope of an alien breakthrough. Scientists made the promising find by using data on asteroids from ...

15 February 2024

Apes tease friends in the same way as humans

Apes tease their friends just like humans do. A team of researchers analysed video clips of chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans and found that the primates poked, hair-pulled and body-slammed other ...

14 February 2024

Coyote gets head stuck inside statue

A Coyote got stuck inside a hollow statue... of St. Francis, the patron saint of animals. The Wildlife In Need Center in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, managed to rescue the canine after it ...

14 February 2024

Woman dumped by boyfriend for eating too much on Valentine's Day dinner date

A woman was left upset after her boyfriend dumped her due to the "volume of food" she ate on their Valentine's Day dinner date. The unnamed woman, who was 27 at ...
14 February 2024

Chinese philosopher's brain frozen for 500 years

A Chinese philosopher had his brain frozen to be used for future science. Li Zehou requested in his will that his brain be cryopreserved for 500 years, before it is defrosted ...

14 February 2024

Female stingray could be pregnant with shark's pups

A female stingray in a North Carolina Aquarium shocked staff after getting pregnant - despite not being in a tank with male stingrays for more than eight years. Charlotte is expected ...

14 February 2024

Woman proudly shows off beard and armpit hair - despite spending £51k removing body hair

A woman has proudly displayed her beard and armpit hair after previously spending £51,000 removing all her body hair. Podcaster Bethany Burgoyne, 33, got tired of having to constantly wax, shave ...