Bizarre

17 June 2024

Coffees at work help people live longer

Drinking coffee at work can extend your life. Scientists have discovered employees who spend at least six hours per day at a desk were a third less likely to die prematurely ...

14 June 2024

Fat jabs shouldn't be used to get a 'beach body'

Fat jabs such as Ozempic shouldn't be used for people to get "beach body ready". NHS medics have revealed that increasing numbers are being hospitalised due to the side effects of ...

14 June 2024

Autism can be traced back to Neanderthal genes

Autism could have been caused by inbreeding between Neanderthals and humans. A study has revealed that specific genetic variations traced back to Neanderthals are more common in autistic people than those ...
14 June 2024

Poker faces don't help when negotiating

A poker face could prove useless during negotiations. Experts at Nottingham Trent University have found that being pleasant and facially expressive makes a person more likely to close a deal. The findings ...

14 June 2024

Men eat more meat in gender-equal countries

Men eat more meat than women in countries where gender equality is greater. New research suggests that higher levels of gender equality in some parts of the world gives females the ...

13 June 2024

The length of days on Earth are increasing

Days on Earth are getting longer. New research has found that changes to the planet's inner core are having a subtle impact on the length of days. Studies of earthquake data have ...

13 June 2024

AI translator could allow humans to understand dog barks

An AI translator could enable owners to understand their dogs. A machine that was designed to transcribe human speech has been adapted to decode the sounds made by pooches with promising ...

13 June 2024

Red wine and dark chocolate is good for astronauts

Red wine and dark chocolate can keep astronauts healthy in space. A study has found that chemicals in the food and drink treats enable people to cope better with the physical ...

13 June 2024

Earliest evidence of Jesus miracle found on 2,000-year-old Egyptian manuscript

The earliest record of Jesus performing a miracle has been found scrawled on an ancient Egyptian manuscript. The lesser-known story of the five-year-old Messiah's "vivification of the sparrows" - when the ...

12 June 2024

Loch Ness Monster might be an endangered species

The Loch Ness Monster could be an endangered creature. Nessie expert Andrew McGrath has stressed the importance of teaching the younger generations about the legendary Scottish beast as it could prove ...

12 June 2024

Carnivore diet can cause scurvy

The popular carnivore diet can lead to scurvy. The controversial diet - which consists of only meat, fish and other animal products - has proved a sensation on TikTok with almost ...

12 June 2024

Mars expeditions could have a devastating impact on an astronaut's kidneys

Astronauts could suffer permanent kidney damage on missions to Mars. A review of the health implications of space travel on 24 astronauts who ventured to the Moon has found that many ...

12 June 2024

Depression increases memory loss for over-50s

Depression accelerates memory loss in older people. Experts at University College London (UCL) monitored more than 8,000 adults over the course of 16 years to analyse the relationship between depressive symptoms ...

11 June 2024

Environmentally friendly diet slashes risk of early death

An environmentally friendly diet cuts the danger of an early death by almost a third. A new study has found that those who followed the planetary health diet - which was ...

11 June 2024

Young male dolphins rely on 'wingmen' to attract the opposite sex

Young male dolphins use 'wingmen' to help them with the art of seduction. Experts have found that juvenile male bottlenose dolphins "practice adult-like reproductive behaviours when playing together" and are more ...

11 June 2024

Successful athletes have to be ruthless and manipulative

Ruthlessness and manipulation are essential traits for a successful athlete. Researchers at Nottingham Trent University investigated the personalities and relationship quality of over 300 elite athletes - including swimmers, cyclists and ...

11 June 2024

Elephants have their own names

Elephants have names for each other. A new study has revealed that the land mammals are the first non-human animals that are known to use names that do not involve imitation. For ...

10 June 2024

Aliens are too scared to make contact with Earth

Aliens could be too frightened to make contact with the human race. Expert Professor Frederick Walter says there is a "100 per cent chance" of other forms of life existing elsewhere ...

10 June 2024

Psychedelic drugs have been 'overhyped' as mental illness cure

Psychedelic drugs have been "overhyped" as a possible cure for mental illnesses. Neuropsychologist Andy Mitchell has spent more than 1,000 hours tripping on 17 substances as a part of the research ...

10 June 2024

Swearing has a range of positive health benefits

Swearing can be beneficial for a person's health. Scientists suggest that cursing is a "cathartic" method of releasing frustration and leads to less depression and anxiety than politeness. A study of 98 ...

10 June 2024

Taking Viagra could ward off dementia

Viagra could help to stave off dementia. The little blue pill is used to treat erectile dysfunction in men but a study has shown that it improves blood flow to the ...

7 June 2024

'Dead' woman at funeral home turned out to be alive

A woman moved to a funeral home after being declared 'dead' stunned staff when it turned out she was alive. Constance Glantz, 74, was thought to have passed away in a ...

7 June 2024

Overweight kids are less intelligent

Overweight children are less intelligent than their colleagues. Scientists in the US have tracked more than 5,000 kids aged between nine and 11 and found that those with a higher body ...

7 June 2024

Trout are getting high on drugs in the sea

Trout are becoming hooked on drugs dumped in the sea. Substances ranging from anti-depressants to cocaine are seeping into streams and rivers and are leaving stoned trout without fear of their ...