Do you know that the person who’s more likely to murder you is not some random stranger on the street, but someone you spend all your time with and even sleep in the same bed with? Every six hours, a woman is killed by her intimate partner. This comes from a study of female homicide […]
If you’ve been fantasizing about the day when artificial intelligence could get you out of paying traffic tickets or other legal creases, you’ll just have to keep dreaming. DoNotPay has backed out of its plans to use an AI-powered “robot lawyer” to council a defendant through a courtroom hearing in real time. The reason why? Well, […]
It’s a great time to be a candlemaker in Germany. “Candle demand is very strong right now,” says Stefan Thomann, Technical Director of the European Candle Manufacturers Association. The candle boom began during the pandemic, after the government imposed lockdowns and Germans began spending a lot more time at home. The industry expected the boom […]
Thanks to Palmer Luckey, there’s a new way to die – by playing video games. Luckey, founder of Oculus VR (he has since left the organisation) and creator of the Oculus Rift has come up with a brand new piece of VR headset that can actually kill you if you die in the video game. Yep, this bizarre story […]
When buildings collapse, it is always catastrophic for those trapped inside. Natural disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes can level entire towns, and for the search and rescue teams trying to find survivors, it’s a painstaking task. But an unlikely savior is being trained up to help out – rats. The project, conceived of by Belgian […]
Scientists have discovered a “strange and persistent” radio signal from a far-off galaxy that sounded like a heartbeat. Astronomers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and elsewhere detected the signal, which is classified as a fast radio burst, or FRB — but lasted much longer. A typical FRB, which is a strong burst of radio […]
The mayor of a small fishing village in Mexico hopes his new bride will croc his world after tying the knot with an alligator wearing a white wedding dress. Victor Hugo Sosa and his cold-blooded companion sealed their marriage with a kiss as part of a centuries-old ritual to secure nature’s abundance in San Pedro […]
At 37 Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo still has an enviable physique, something that has garnered him his fair share of attention. The former Real Madrid star has apparently adopted a new routine to to maintain his eternal youth. While most of the credit for physique can be attributed to his diet, workouts regimen and great genetics, touch-ups and new […]
A hamster has successfully returned to Earth after being launched into the stratosphere on a flying balloon. The spaceham reached a maximum altitude of 14 miles (23km) – and is in good health after being safely recovered from the sea off Japan’s Miyako Island. According to Iwatani Giken, the company behind the daring experiment, the […]
A woman has married her cat to stop heartless landlords forcing her to give her up. Deborah Hodge, 49, has already rehomed three animals over the years by landlords who don’t want pets in their properties. But she is now terrified of being made to part with her precious cat India after losing her job […]