Bizarre

11 November 2024

Chicken and egg debate solved by scientists

The egg came before the chicken. Experts at Geneva University believe they have finally figured out the answer to the age-old question as they say eggs appeared a long time before ...

8 November 2024

Mountain goats are becoming nocturnal

Mountain goats are becoming more nocturnal due to climate change. A new study has revealed that the Alpine ibex, a species whose habitat is mountainous European regions, are more likely to ...

8 November 2024

Drinking milk raises heart attack risk in females

Drinking milk increases a woman's risk of a heart attack. Scientists believe that the vast amounts of lactose in cow's milk cause harmful inflammation and cell damage, which ages the vital ...

8 November 2024

Monkeys on the loose after escaping South Carolina research facility

Police are hunting for 43 monkeys who have escaped from a research facility in South Carolina. The rhesus macaque monkeys fled on Wednesday (06.11.24) after a keeper left their pen open ...

8 November 2024

Donald Trump could divulge UFO and alien secrets as president

Donald Trump's second US presidency could be "seismic" for UFO revelations. Nick Pope, who was previously in charge of analysing UFO reports for the UK Government, thinks that Trump's return to ...
7 November 2024

Boffins make zombie duck drones to observe nature

Zombie duck drones have been created by scientists. Boffins are hoping that the drones will be able to monitor wildlife as they blend seamlessly into the natural environment. The tech whizzes have ...

7 November 2024

Adding five minutes of exercise to daily routine lowers blood pressure

Five minutes of extra exercise every day can lower blood pressure. A recent study has revealed that simple physical tasks such as climbing the stairs or cycling to the shops can ...

7 November 2024

Giant moon crater is 4.32 billion years old

A giant crater on the Moon is 4.32 billion years old. Researchers believe they have solved the mystery surrounding the formation of the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, which is located on ...

7 November 2024

Baby hippo predicted Donald Trump's election win

A hippo in Thailand successfully predicted Donald Trump's US presidential election victory. The baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng from the country's Khao Kheow Open Zoo selected a melon with the president-elect's ...
6 November 2024

Nanoparticle injections could help astronauts stay healthy in space

Astronauts could receive nanoparticle injections to help them survive on Mars. The biotech startup Nanotics has been chosen to participate in the SPACE-H Accelerator programme backed by NASA that will reduce ...

6 November 2024

US could start intergalactic war with spaceship-disabling weapons

The United States could trigger an intergalactic war with "secret" weapons that can take down spaceships. Danny Sheehan, a lawyer who has helped to expose cover-ups about aliens and has made ...

6 November 2024

Emperor penguin makes record-breaking swim from Antarctica to Australia

An emperor penguin swam over 2,000 miles from Antarctica to Australia. The disorientated bird is believed to have made the longest-ever recorded journey for the species after swimming approximately 2,134 miles ...

6 November 2024

Morning and evening exercise cuts bowel cancer threat

Exercising in the morning and evening can slash the risk of bowel cancer. A team at the University of Regensburg in Germany have found that two daily peaks of physical activity ...

5 November 2024

King Tutankhamun's death mask was made for a female

King Tutankhamun's death mask could have been made for a woman. Boffins at the University of York have proposed the idea that the holes in the ears of the mask imply ...

5 November 2024

Weed killer chemicals raise prostate cancer risk

Chemicals used in weed killer increase the danger of prostate cancer. Tests conducted on almost 300 pesticides alarmingly revealed that 22 had 'direct' links to the disease and four were shown ...

5 November 2024

Air fryers could be spying on users

Air fryers could be spying on you. Researchers have found that Chinese-made kitchen appliances could be sending sensitive personal information back to Beijing and that smartphone apps linked to the gadgets ...

5 November 2024

Married couples are less likely to suffer from depression

Married people are less likely to be depressed. A large-scale study has concluded that married citizens around the globe are less likely to suffer from depression compared to those who are ...

4 November 2024

Couch meals put Gen Z's health in danger

Youngsters are putting their health at risk with casual dining. Generation Z are eating meals loaded with ultra-processed foods (UPFs) on the sofa and in bed, with the poor nutritional habits ...

4 November 2024

Men consider physical fitness to be more important than mental health

Men value physical health over their mental wellbeing. A poll conducted on 1,000 males found that just 43 per cent often think about their state of mind compared to 53 per ...

4 November 2024

Those with conservative views are happier than liberals

People with conservative views are happier than liberals. Experts at the University of Chicago have found that those with conservative political leanings are more likely to experience happiness and fulfilment because ...

4 November 2024

Crows can hold a grudge for 17 years

Crows hold grudges for 17 years. The birds are renowned for their intelligence and a new study has revealed that they have long-term recollections of those who anger or threaten them. The ...

1 November 2024

Less sugar consumption in first 1,000 days of life prevents adult health issues

Reducing a baby's sugar intake can prevent health problems in adult life. Experts have analysed the impact of the end of sugar rationing in the UK in 1953 - where the ...

1 November 2024

Universe will end before monkeys are able to write Shakespeare

Monkeys will never be able to type Shakespeare. Two Australian mathematicians have concluded that the primates would "almost certainly" be unable to pen the complete works of the 'Romeo and Juliet' ...
1 November 2024

Brat crowned Collins Dictionary word of the year for 2024

Brat has been named as the Collins Dictionary word of the year. The term is defined as someone with a "confident, independent and hedonistic attitude" and has been inspired by Charli ...