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Penguin poo could save the Earth
13 April 2023

Penguin poo could rescue Earth
Penguin poo could save the planet. Scientists have warned that a decline in the birds' population has limited the ocean's ability to absorb carbon dioxide and prevent global warming. Chinstrap penguins play ...

A pill could prevent hangovers
13 April 2023

Miracle pill could prevent hangovers
A special pill taken before a night out could prevent hangovers. Scientists have genetically engineered a probiotic to produce an enzyme that allows people to recover from drinking alcohol more quickly ...

Big Cat on the loose in Wales
12 April 2023

Big Cat on the loose in Wales
A big cat is seemingly on the loose in North Wales. Residents have spotted what they believe it to be a puma or leopard prowling the sleepy town of Chirk. ...

Man finds huntsman spider in his pack of bananas
12 April 2023

Spider made me go bananas! British man finds huge huntsman in his packet of fruit
A terrified British shopper was left reeling in horror after finding a huge huntsman spider in his pack of bananas. Craig Harrison, from Windsor, made the shocking discovery after returning ...

Donald Trump insists court officials were in tears following his arrest
12 April 2023

Donald Trumps says court staff burst into tears following his indictment
Donald Trump says court officials were in floods of tears following his indictment last week. The former US president pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records after ...

Elon Musk won't place Twitter restrictions on Russian government figures
11 April 2023

Elon Musk won't silence Russian government on Twitter
Elon Musk will not silence the Russian government on Twitter. The maverick tycoon has championed free speech since buying the social media platform last year and has now overturned the decision ...

The human brain works harder when playing sport against robots
11 April 2023

Brain works harder when playing sport against robots
The human brain works harder when playing sport against robots. Experts from the University of Florida have analysed hours of table tennis matches where humans were pitted against both man and ...

Astronauts will be making their own drugs in space
11 April 2023

Astronauts to make their own drugs in space
Astronauts will be able to make their own drugs in space. NASA researchers believe that the move is critical to the success of future manned missions to space as astronauts will ...

A man has won the Maryland Lottery for a third time
10 April 2023

Man wins lottery for the third time
A man has won the lottery for the third time. A 53-year-old resident of Pennsylvania has scored a hat trick in the Maryland Lottery after driving across the border to ...

A moose ended up in an Alaska hospital
10 April 2023

Moose was loose in an Alaska hospital
A moose was found in a hospital waiting room. The Providence Alaska, a medical treatment centre in Anchorage had to remove the uninvited antlered visitor after he found himself in ...

Worries about an armed shooter was found to be a Star Wars cosplayer
10 April 2023

Concerns about an armed shooter were found to be a Star Wars cosplayer
Concerns about an armed shooter were found to be about a man in a Star Wars costume. Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority police were called out to find out that an ...

An album was returned to the library four decades late
10 April 2023

Record returned to library 40 years late
An album was returned to the library four decades late. Librarians working at the Toronto Library were aghast to find a vinyl record was handed back after being checked out more ...

Donald Trump has attacked 'moron' Joe Biden
7 April 2023

Donald Trump blasts 'moron' Joe Biden after being blamed for Afghanistan withdrawal
Donald Trump has hit back at "moron" Joe Biden after he was blamed for the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. The White House has issued a 12-page report which suggested that the ...

Emmanuel Macron has called for Xi Jinping to 'bring Russia to its senses'
7 April 2023

Emmanuel Macron counts on Xi Jinping to 'bring Russia back to its senses'
Emmanuel Macron has appealed to Xi Jinping to "bring Russia back to its senses" over the Ukraine war. The French president is visiting Beijing with European Commission chief Ursula von der ...

A woman had a cockroach removed from her vagina
7 April 2023

Woman has cockroach removed from her vagina
A woman has had a cockroach removed from her vagina by doctors. The unnamed patient went to a clinic in Honduras and complained of feeling "extremely restless, agitated and sweaty" and ...

Cavemen took mind-bending drugs
7 April 2023

Raving cavemen got high on mind-bending drugs
Cavemen took mind-bending drugs. A new study of 3,000-year-old human hair found at Es Carritx cave in Menorca, Spain, shows that Stone Age revellers used hallucinogens from plants to get high. Scientists ...

Bill Clinton feels guilt about the Ukraine war
6 April 2023

Bill Clinton 'feels terrible' about his role in the Ukraine war
Bill Clinton "feels terrible" about handicapping Russia before the war with Russia. The former US president is convinced that Vladimir Putin would never have launched his invasion had he not requested ...

Police discovered a toy skeleton after being called out to deal with human remains
6 April 2023

Human remains reported to police turn out to be plastic skeleton
Police were called out to deal with reports of human remains - only to find a plastic skeleton. Officers in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, were called by a worried gardener who claimed ...

A toad psychedelic could treat alcoholism
6 April 2023

Toad psychedelic could treat alcoholism
A psychedelic toad compound is being used as a potential treatment for alcoholism. Researchers at King's College London are to examine the benefits of a new synthetic drug made from the ...

Maths boffins have an equation for male orgasm
5 April 2023

Maths experts create equation for male orgasms
Maths experts have worked out an equation to give men a bedroom boost. The mathematical formula for a male orgasm carries an important message by urging men not to "overthink" it. The ...

Humans are likely to find alien life by 2043
5 April 2023

Humans will find aliens in the next 20 years
Humanity will find alien life in the next 20 years. Professor Sasha Hinkley, associate professor of astrophysics at the University of Exeter, believes it is "increasingly likely" that evidence of extraterrestrial ...

Couples sleep better when they have had sex
4 April 2023

Couples sleep better after having sex
Couples sleep better if they have sex beforehand. Researchers have discovered that people nod off faster and get better quality sleep if they orgasm with a partner but solo sex acts ...

Men with larger noses are more likely to play away
4 April 2023

Big-nosed men are more likely to cheat
Men with big noses are more likely to cheat on their partners. Over half of males (52 per cent) who admit to playing away have larger-than-average hooters, a new poll has ...

Russian soldiers are too drunk to fight in the Ukraine war
3 April 2023

Russian soldiers are too drunk to fight in Ukraine
Russian soldiers are too drunk to fight in Ukraine. An extraordinary assessment by British intelligence has revealed that Vladimir Putin's army is full of boozed-up troops who are unable to fight ...