Stories by BANG Bizarre

Temperatures in the valley, which runs along part of central California's border with Nevada, reached 53.3C on Sunday (16.07.23) at the appropriately named Furnace Creek. The hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 56.7C at the same...

A new study conducted into the effects of 'phubbing', snubbing others to scroll on the phone, found that married couples who engage in the habit have lower levels of relationship satisfaction. Scientists at Nigde Omer Halisdemir University...

A new study conducted by Canadian experts compared rates of vision problems among 1.7 million people from across all 50 US states and found those who lived in warmer areas were twice as likely to suffer from serious vision impairment. Exposure to...

A team from University College London studied 9,000 people in England age 50 and above over the course of a decade and found those who slept between six and eight hours per night fared better in cognitive performance tests along with people who...

A review of a variety of studies has concluded that men who drink a glass or two per day have a lower risk of erectile dysfunction, and women who do so enjoy a higher libido. The experts say that plant compounds in the drink improve blood flow,...

Researchers have found that male promiscuity and long periods apart contribute to monogamous birds switching to a different partner for a subsequent breeding season. It is thought that 90 per cent of bird species generally have a single mate over...

The former US president says that a conversation he held with the Russian tyrant had put the conflict on hold for several years, as he warned Putin that an invasion would be a "catastrophe" and considers it telling that the Kremlin chief...

A giant African land snail has been found in Miramar, 20 miles north of Miami, and the authorities have set up a quarantine area to tackle the invasive species. The snails can grow up to eight inches long and are capable of consuming at least 500...

A new study has shown that snoozing during the day slows the rate at which the brain shrinks as we get older. The average difference in brain volume between regular nappers and those who do not was equivalent to 2.6 to 6.5 years of ageing. The team...

A team at the University of Lincoln conducted a food-reward task on 30 horses that left the animals either disappointed or frustrated. When feeling disappointed, horses tend to blink a lot, lift their nostrils, stick their tongue out and make...

Scientists have found that those who go to bed later are at a greater risk of cancer and heart disease as they are prone to boozing, smoking and partying. The Finnish study involved 23,000 people and identified their 'chronotype' – a...

The bot was programmed with a cookbook of eight basic salads featuring ingredients such as broccoli and carrots and could identify and make each dish that was being prepared after watching clips of humans doing the same thing. The robot was also...