Man selling pile of rope for £1m
2025-11-14 09:15:28 A Turner Prize–nominated artist is attempting to sell a 10-tonne pile of discarded rope for £1 million, David Shrigley — best known for installing a giant thumb sculpture…
Titanic passenger’s gold pocket watch set to fetch £1m
2025-11-14 09:01:16 A gold pocket watch recovered from the body of one of the Titanic’s wealthiest passengers is expected to sell for £1 million at auction later this month. The…
Adolf Hitler could have had a micro-penis
2025-11-13 12:06:29 Adolf Hitler may have suffered from a genetic disorder that stunted his sexual development and left him with a micro-penis. A new DNA analysis has revealed that the…
Football fans go through ‘extreme’ brain activity during matches
2025-11-13 12:04:45 Football fans experience dramatic changes in brain activity every time their team scores, wins or loses. Scientists in Chile scanned the brains of supporters as they watched footage…
A vegan diet can save the planet
2025-11-13 12:01:16 Going vegan could almost halve your environmental impact. Researchers at the University of Granada in Spain found that switching from a typical Mediterranean diet to a fully plant-based…
Shouting at seagulls stops food theft
2025-11-12 13:04:14 Holidaymakers fed up with greedy seagulls stealing their chips may finally have the answer — simply shout at them. Researchers at the University of Exeter found that raising…
Speaking multiple languages can slow ageing
2025-11-12 13:02:09 Learning another language could do more than help you on holiday — it may actually slow down the ageing process. A study of 86,000 adults aged 51 to…
Bees have mastered Morse code
2025-11-12 13:00:15 Bumblebees can tell the difference between “dots” and “dashes” – just like in Morse code. In a world-first, scientists at Queen Mary University of London found that the…
Teenage drinking could boost career prospects
2025-11-11 14:04:56 Teenagers who binge drink with friends may end up earning more money later in life. Researchers at the University of Oslo tracked more than 3,000 Norwegians aged 13…
Listening to music slashes dementia risk
2025-11-11 14:02:20 Tuning in to your favourite songs could help protect against dementia. Scientists at Monash University in Australia tracked more than 10,800 adults aged over 70 and found that…
