Researchers at Binghamton University in New York found that the insects use their webs to capture sounds, which are then vibrated through their legs. The boffins believe that the technique could give spiders advanced warning about incoming prey or...
The 53-year-old had gone to a hospital in France complaining of irritation in his right eye that had persisted for several hours. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, the man informed doctors that he had been gardening near a farm...
Researchers claim to have found proof that the long-held 'drunken monkey' theory is true and that humans get their passion for booze from primates gorging on fruit containing alcohol. The theory is based on modern-day apes who are attracted...
Fish are not known for their sharp brains, but a new scientific study has revealed that they can get their heads around sums involving numbers one to five. They were trained to recognise that yellow symbols represented adding by one and blue...
A study from experts at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh found that canines have muscles in their faces that closely resemble those of humans, allowing them to form facial expressions close to ours. The team's findings claim that the features...
Working on behalf of Alton Towers Resort, a team of researchers fitted kids aged four-seven with special smart watches that measure a range of physiological and emotional reactions – including heart rate, skin temperature and skin conductance...
New findings in the United States suggest that humans only need a maximum of 6.5 hours of sleep per night, contradicting guidance that adults need to spend between six and nine hours slumbering per night. The researchers suggest that the quality of...
Fungi experts believe that mushrooms are most likely to be having conversations about the weather and potential dangers. The mushrooms could also be warning others that they are on their patch and telling them to back off. Boffins analysed patterns...
According to experts at the University of Bristol, bottlenose dolphins can increase their popularity through vocal signals, which helps them to maintain relationships with other dolphins rather than relying on physical bonding activities. A...
Ryushin Malone insists that he was visited by a pair of translucent alien beings who were hoping to harvest his adrenal glands, and is convinced that extraterrestrials are sacrificing and consuming humans. Malone - who hails from the US state of...
Inventor Colin Furze - who keeps followers updated with DIY tips and tricks in videos posted to YouTube - spent months building the passage and admitted that while it takes "a little longer" to get to his shed through the tunnel, it makes...
Nicola Thomas, 36, had experienced a small amount of discomfort prior to the birth but claimed to have known nothing about the pregnancy until she "felt the [baby's] head". She told WalesOnline: "I've always said when I'...
The Euclid Police Department received a call last week from a woman who told a dispatcher that she did not get enough chicken after ordering from the drive-through at the fast-food outlet. The unnamed woman claimed that she had only received four...
Merrill Pittman, 101, was forced to drop out of Storer College, anex-high school in Jefferson County’s Harper’s Ferry when his mother had to move to Philadelphia for money reasons in 1938, over 80 years go. In 2018, while returning to...
Health minister Magnus Heunicke says that the policy change will prevent the next generation from smoking any kind of tobacco. He said: "Our hope is that all people born in 2010 and later will never start smoking or using nicotine-based...
Researchers from the University of Western Australia asked volunteers to attempt to describe words using gestures or grunts and found that gestures are far more effective in communicating meaning – suggesting that actions are the root of...
Weam Brieche turned to the extreme diet after plant-based food left him with health issues and is now capable of eating five raw organs in one sitting. Brieche will tuck into veal brain, lamb liver and beef heart during the day and has suffered no...
Police were called out to a property in Big Wave Bay, Hong Kong, after the 'corpse' was discovered in a bin wrapped up with gaffer tape on Monday. Stunned locals had been sharing theories about who may have been responsible for dumping the...
Experts at Tel Aviv University in Israel have revealed that people who use emojis and pictures in emails are seen as weaker than those who use words. The researchers conducted a series of experiments as they set out to understand how the use of...
The scents sent out by a hornet queen can be used to lure in the invasive insects with three of the major chemicals identified as hexanoic, octanoic and decanoic acid and experts suggest that they should be used to trap the disruptive creatures....
Experts in Finland have studied men who enjoy strutting their stuff on the dance floor and have found that it has a number of positive effects. Dr Kai Lehikonen, from the University of Arts Helsinki, said: "Many of the interviewees said...
A recent study has found that listening to symphonies from Mozart and Beethoven enhances the perception of taste when enjoying a glass of red or white. The research found that the more thrilling a piece of music becomes, the better the wine tastes...
A new computer tool can spot heart disease in 20 seconds. The device uses artificial intelligence to read complex MRI scans and can do so both 40 times faster and more accurately than humans. Doctors will be alerted to potential heart problems...
A man became one of the UK's tallest people after suffering from a brain tumour. Andrew Smith, 60, grew to 7 foot 6 inches tall and went up four shoe sizes in the space of just a few months. The growth was caused by a tumour on his pituitary...
The female from Budapest, who has only been named as Sandra, claims that she shares a bed with the toy jet and kisses it every morning and night. She describes the plane as the "best partner she's ever had". Sandra said: "I don...
