Bizarre

8 February 2023

Pigeons are as smart as hi-tech robots

Pigeons are smarter than hi-tech artificial intelligence. The bird is traditionally considered to be stupid but a new study has found that the creatures have the wits to match the best ...

7 February 2023

UN chief Antonio Guterres fears global war

The United Nations secretary-general fears that the world is "sleepwalking into a wider war". Antonio Guterres has suggested that the war in Ukraine has undermined global solidarity and trust in a ...

7 February 2023

'Weak and tired' Vladimir Putin visited by doctors

Vladimir Putin was visited by doctors after becoming "weak and tired". The Russian tyrant is said to be unwell and new information from the Telegram channel General SVR suggested that Putin ...

7 February 2023

'Earth 2' planet could have alien life

A new planet dubbed 'Earth 2' could support alien life. Scientists have found the planet, officially called 'Wolf 1069 b', which is roughly the same size as Earth and is habitable. Its ...

7 February 2023

30-year-old dog Bobi crowned as oldest pooch ever

A 30-year-old Portuguese dog has been named as the oldest pooch ever. Bobi was born on May 11 1992 and has earned a place in the Guinness World Records after surpassing ...

6 February 2023

Ukraine braced for renewed Russian offensive

Ukraine is braced for a new Russian offensive later this month. The country's outgoing defence minister Oleksii Reznikov is confident that the armed forces have enough reserves to hold off Russian ...

6 February 2023

Lovesick psycho owl is terrorising town

A psychotic owl is terrorising a town. The lovesick bird of prey has savaged children, old people and pets in the West Midlands town of Sedgley and has left residents scared ...

6 February 2023

Russian pilots spotted UFO flying over Vladimir Putin

A UFO was seen flying over Vladimir Putin as he threatened nuclear destruction. Russian pilots say they spotted a mystery craft that "changed colour and height" in the sky over the ...

3 February 2023

Bill Gates thinks Mars travel is a waste of money

Bill Gates thinks travelling to Mars is not a good use of money. The Microsoft billionaire has said that he would rather pay for life-saving vaccines than squander cash on expeditions ...
3 February 2023

Scientists want to make babies in space

Scientists are planning to make 'space babies'. Experts will be using IVF treatment on rockets in orbit and suggested that the move could allow the human race to set up colonies ...

3 February 2023

People put up with bad dates for 51 minutes

People will tolerate a bad date for 51 minutes. A study of 2,000 adults has revealed that people looking for love will put up with a disastrous date for less than ...

2 February 2023

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is a bigger threat than Vladimir Putin

Xi Jinping is a bigger threat to the world than Vladimir Putin, former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed. The politician, who served as Secretary of State during Donald ...
2 February 2023

Kyiv: Russia plotting major new offensive to mark a year since invasion

Ukraine's defence minister has warned that Russia is preparing a major new offensive. Oleksii Reznikov says that Vladimir Putin had amassed 500,000 troops and could "try something" to mark the first ...

2 February 2023

Scientists discover evidence of eight alien civilisations

Scientists have found evidence of eight alien civilisations. Experts have deployed a new hi-tech approach to analyse 480 hours of data collected from 820 stars by one of the largest telescopes ...

2 February 2023

Traffic jams cause brain damage

Being stuck in traffic causes brain damage. Traffic pollution has long been linked to memory problems but a new study in Canada has revealed that breathing in diesel exhaust fumes for ...

1 February 2023

Eating junk food raises cancer risk

Eating junk food increases the risk of cancer. A new study has revealed that eating ultra-processed foods such as crisps and ice cream is associated with a greater risk of developing ...

1 February 2023

Donald Trump repeats claims that he trusts Putin more than US intelligence

Donald Trump has reiterated claims that he trusts Vladimir Putin more than US intelligence. The former president was condemned by both sides of the US political spectrum when he initially made ...
1 February 2023

Scientists bid to bring dodo back to life

Scientists are trying to bring the dodo back to life. The bird went extinct in the 17th century but gene-editing techniques now exist that allows boffins to bring the creature back ...

1 February 2023

Alien bugs from Mars could cause deadly plague on Earth

Alien bugs hidden on Mars could destroy life on Earth. Experts fear that rocks on the Red Planet may contain deadly microbes that could spark a catastrophic plague if they escape. Samples ...

31 January 2023

Beethoven 'died a virgin'

Ludwig van Beethoven died a virgin, a new biography has claimed. The late music legend - who died at the age of 56 in 1827 - never married and now author ...

31 January 2023

Putin crony Yevgeny Prigozhin boasts of turning Russian killers into 'real cannibals'

Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin has bragged about turning convicted killers into "real cannibals". The mercenary group consists of around 50,000 prisoners, including rapists and murderers, who will be pardoned and free ...

31 January 2023

Positive emotions could prevent dementia

Staying positive could prevent dementia. A new study has revealed that negative emotions such as anxiety are thought to promote the onset of neurodegenerative diseases and dementia. Scientists say that this ...

31 January 2023

Cannabis helps women have orgasms

Cannabis helps women have multiple orgasms. A new survey has revealed that women who smoke the substance before sex or masturbation have improved orgasm capacity per encounter as less than 50 ...

30 January 2023

Boris Johnson: Putin threatened to kill me with missile

Boris Johnson has claimed that Vladimir Putin threatened to kill him with a missile strike. The former UK Prime Minister has shared how the Russian tyrant made the chilling threat in ...