Bizarre

A wormy alternative to fish and chips could soon be on offer to Brits
8 April 2024

Worm and chips could be heading to British plates
Worm and chips could soon be on the menu. Scientists think that a ship-eating sea worm - also known as a 'naked clam' - could be an alternative to the classic ...

Couples who drink together live longer
8 April 2024

Boozing couples live longer
Couples who drink alcohol together live longer. A study has revealed that people in a relationship where both parties booze typically have longer lives but experts are puzzled as to why ...

Eating fruit increases enjoyment between the sheets
8 April 2024

Fruit and vegetable eaters make better lovers
Eating your five a day can improve your sex life. Research has found that couples who have diets containing plenty of fruit and vegetables scored higher when asked to rate their ...

Heatwaves destroy a man's sperm count
5 April 2024

Heatwaves scorch male sperm counts
Heatwaves can have a devastating impact on a man's sperm count. A study in Singapore has found that the swimmers are affected if temperatures rise above 30C and has raised concerns ...

Lonely women have a hankering for cake
5 April 2024

Lonely ladies can't resist cake
Lonely women crave cake. Boffins at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have discovered that females who consider themselves to be lonely demonstrated increased brain activity in areas associated with ...

The human body is able to feel music in lots of areas
5 April 2024

Music is felt across the entire human body
Humans are capable of feeling music. Researchers in Japan investigated how songs can bring out bodily sensations and asked 527 participants to map out where they 'felt' eight short tunes - ...

Exercising can prevent nightmares
5 April 2024

Daily exercise can stop nightmares
Regular exercise can prevent nightmares. Experts at the University of Texas found that individuals who get an hour of physical activity per day sleep better at night. Physical activity also cuts the ...

A blood test could revolutionise the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
4 April 2024

Routine blood tests can help spot Alzheimer's disease
A simple blood test could help spot Alzheimer's disease far earlier. Research teams from the University of Oxford and University College London (UCL) will lead trials that will be available to ...

Humans could soon discover the truth about ghosts
4 April 2024

Humans on the verge of ghost discovery
Humans are on the brink of finding out that ghosts are real. Sam Parnia, a leading expert on near-death experiences, is convinced that the human race will soon learn that people ...

The Moon will soon have its own time zone
4 April 2024

The Moon will have its own time zone
The Moon is to get its own time zone. US space agency NASA has been directed by the White House to develop Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) - which will provide a ...

Working nine-to-five shifts have health benefits
4 April 2024

Traditional nine-to-five shifts are good for health
Working nine-to-five is good for you. A new study suggests that working traditional shifts in early life is connected to better health when a person gets older. Experts analysed data on over ...

Vaping raises a person's risk of heart failure
3 April 2024

Vaping increases heart failure risk
Vaping raises the risk of heart failure. A study in the US tracked 175,000 adults and discovered that those who used e-cigarettes were 19 per cent more likely to develop the ...

Wales is a good place to look for UFOs
3 April 2024

Wales is the best place to spot a UFO
Wales is the UK's UFO hotspot. An alien expert has revealed that there were 323 possible extraterrestrial sightings in Britain last year with Wales having a "rate of sightings" of 1.7 ...

Seagulls use smart tactics to steal food
3 April 2024

Humans should salute smart seagulls for stealing food
Humans should be impressed when seagulls swipe their food. Scientists from the University of Sussex argue that the tactics of the winged pests should be considered "charismatic" as it demonstrates their ...

The world's oldest man Juan Vicente Perez Mora has passed away (c) Instagram
3 April 2024

World's oldest man dies aged 114
The world's oldest man has died just two months shy of his 115th birthday. Juan Vicente Perez Mora lived through two world wars and the COVID-19 pandemic but sadly "transcended into ...

Teaching old dogs new tricks can prevent dementia in the animals
2 April 2024

Old dogs need to be taught new tricks
Teaching old dogs new tricks can ward off dementia in pooches. Researchers used MRI scans to measure changes in the brain structure of 43 middle-aged beagles over a period of three ...

Astronauts will attempt to grow plants on the Moon
2 April 2024

NASA set to grow plants on the Moon
NASA is planning to grow plants on the Moon. The US space agency will attempt to grow duckweed, cress and brassica in a mini greenhouse when the Artemis III mission returns ...

Birds are becoming increasingly intelligent
2 April 2024

Bird brains are getting bigger
Birds are getting more intelligent. The flying animals are often thought to be lacking smarts but new international research tracking their evolutionary history shows that they have developed plenty of new ...

Chocolate has several health benefits
2 April 2024

Chocolate helps you to lose weight
Chocolate can help people lose weight. Scientists have found that a chemical called theobromine - found in both milk and dark chocolate - has a number of health benefits including helping ...

Exercising just twice a week can improve sleep
28 March 2024

Exercise is the secret to good sleep
Exercising twice a week can help you sleep better. Research suggests that people who exercise on a regular basis are 42 per cent less likely to have trouble drifting off than ...

Fish in Britain are exposed to drugs
28 March 2024

British fish get high on drugs
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 ...

British forces salvaged a UFO wreckage in the 1980s
28 March 2024

UFO wreckage was salvaged by British special forces in the 1980s
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 a person's DNA
28 March 2024

Obesity can be caused by a person's DNA
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 contribute to brain decline
27 March 2024

Onion rings raise dementia risk
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 ...