Bizarre

Komodo dragons bite with iron-coated teeth
25 July 2024

Iron-coated teeth give Komodo dragons a killer bite
Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth. Scientists have been analysing what makes the large reptiles' bite so venomous and found that their teeth are coated with a layer of iron that keeps ...

A Chinese probe has found water in soil from the Moon
25 July 2024

Water found in Moon soil samples for first time
Water has been found in soil samples from the Moon for the first time. Boffins testing soil brought back from a 2020 Chinese space mission have found "hydrated molecules", the Chinese ...

Drinking wine every day isn't good for health
25 July 2024

Daily glass of wine does not improve health
A daily glass of wine doesn't provide the health benefits that many hope for. Previous studies have proposed the idea that enjoying a tipple could help people live longer but a ...

Neanderthals made roast dinners
25 July 2024

Neanderthal roasted birds for their dinner
Neanderthals cooked roast dinners. Studies show that our ancestors roasted small birds for meals as scientists set out to replicate how they would have cut up and cooked the meat. Researchers at ...

Baldness may be cured by a sugar in the human body
24 July 2024

Sugar in the body could be a cure for baldness
A sugar in the body could cure baldness. Experts have discovered that the sweet substance can stimulate hair growth and is equally effective as the existing drug to treat male pattern ...

Sharks in Brazil are high on cocaine
24 July 2024

Wild sharks in Brazil's waters test positive for cocaine
Sharks off the Brazilian coast have tested positive for cocaine. A new study by local scientists found high concentrations of the drugs in the bodies of 13 sharpnose sharks that were ...

Michelle Obama will win the US presidential election if asparagus is to be believed
24 July 2024

Asparagus fortune teller claims Michelle Obama will win US presidential election
An 'asparagus psychic' has predicted that Michelle Obama will win the US presidential election. Jemima Packington has revealed that her vegetables foresee the former First Lady - who is not currently ...

Shots of olive oil do not prevent hangovers
24 July 2024

Olive oil hangover prevention theory rubbished by scientist
Olive oil shots do not prevent hangovers. The health trend has been popular on TikTok and has been championed by the music producer Benny Blanco who took a swig of the ...

Erratic sleep can increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes
23 July 2024

Poor sleep raises threat of Type 2 diabetes
Erratic sleep increases a person's risk of suffering Type 2 diabetes. Researchers in the US have found that those with the most irregular sleep patterns had the highest chance of being ...

People with 'main character syndrome' are happier
23 July 2024

Main characters have better lives
People with 'main character syndrome' enjoy happier lives. Scientists have found that those who regard themselves as the main protagonist rather than a sidekick have higher levels of overall wellbeing. A study ...

Chimpanzees rely on rapid gestures for communication
23 July 2024

Chimps use gestures for quick-fire communication
Chimpanzees use quick-fire gestures for effective communication. Experts have studied thousands of gestures made by wild primates in east Africa and found notable parallels with the turn-taking that is prominent in ...

Dogs are sad when they smell stressed humans
23 July 2024

Sniffing stressed humans makes dogs gloomy
Dogs get depressed when they can smell that their owners are stressed. Stress in humans triggers a unique scent that can be smelt by canines and new evidence shows that worried ...

Extreme eater died on livestream
22 July 2024

Extreme eater dies on livestream
An extreme eater died during a livestream after binging for hours. Pan Xiaoting passed away on 14 July while taking part in an online challenge on Mukbang - where hosts consume ...

Mr England needs applicants
22 July 2024

Mr England needs younger contestants
Mr England organisers' fears of a national "hunk shortage" have eased following a surge of applications. The pageant enlisted the services of Miss England Milla Magee to appeal for men to ...

Disneyland Paris has set a new record with the drone show
19 July 2024

Disneyland Paris sets drone record
Disneyland Paris has set a new Guinness World Record for a drone show during the park's annual Bastille Day celebrations. The French resort put on a spectacular display to mark the ...

Woman shocked by truth
18 July 2024

Woman stunned by truth after dating man claiming to be FBI agent
A woman was shocked to discover the truth after dating a man who claimed to be an FBI agent. TikTok user Jenna Jean has shared her wild story after starting a ...

R18 snack is made with spiciest pepper in the world
18 July 2024

Kids hospitalised after eating box of 'adult only' spicy crisps
Fourteen children have been hospitalised after eating a box of 'rated 18' spicy crisps. Tokyo's Rokugo Koka High School had to call for help after 13 girls and one boy - ...

Stingray
18 July 2024

UK could face explosion in killer stingray numbers
The UK could be facing an explosion in the numbers of killer stingrays. The sea creatures - which are typically found in tropical areas - are starting to turn up more ...

Woman 'shocked' by wedding invite
18 July 2024

Woman 'shocked' by 'tackiest ever' wedding invite
A woman is in "utter shock" after being invited to her friend's wedding as a babysitter in a separate room. The woman and her husband received an invite with a "little ...

Generation Z have grown so socially awkward they are being packed off to etiquette classes
17 July 2024

Generation Z being packed off to etiquette classes
Generation Z have grown so socially awkward they are being packed off to etiquette classes. The 12 to 27-year-olds are feared to have lost interpersonal skills by being shut in their ...

A futurologist is convinced blending humans with robotics and deploying AI will help people live until the age of 1,000
17 July 2024

Futurologist: ‘AI and robotics will help humans live until 1,000’
A futurologist is convinced blending humans with robotics and deploying AI will help people live until the age of 1,000. Transhumanist, inventor and computer scientist Ray Kurzweil has used his latest ...

Scientists could finally prove aliens exist using a combination of AI and super-scopes
17 July 2024

Scientists could prove aliens exist using AI and super-scopes
Scientists could finally prove aliens exist using a combination of AI and super-scopes. Researchers from Earth’s biggest programme aimed at detecting the existence of extra-terrestrials are set to unveil powerful new ...

Climate change could impact insects’ colours and their sex lives
16 July 2024

Climate crisis could change mating behaviour of insects
Climate change could impact insects’ colours and their sex lives. According to scientists at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, the rising global temperature could lead to insects becoming lighter in colour, ...

Scientists are working on a spacesuit that will transform urine into drinkable water
16 July 2024

Dune-like spacesuits that transform urine into drinkable water being developed
Scientists are working on a spacesuit that will transform urine into drinkable water. Boffins at Cornell University have created a prototype outfit akin to ‘Dune’s Stillsuit that features a device that ...