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A man in Thailand was rushed to hospital after squeezing himself into 11 penis rings. The unnamed 30-year-old male lost consciousness after suffering bruising and swelling and required admission to a ...

Pythons could soon be on your plate. Researchers argue that snakes should be farmed for food as they are easier and more cost-effective to rear than chickens and cows. The reptile's cold ...

The people of Amsterdam have been encouraged to learn to live with rats. Experts have called for the Dutch capital to become a "rat city" as the rodents pose no more ...

Cold water therapy could lower the risk of deadly diseases. The practice - championed by the Dutch extreme athlete Wim Hof - produces an anti-inflammatory response in the body which can ...

Male mammals aren't bigger than females in a majority of species. Experts at Princeton University compared the male and female body masses of 429 species and found that females were either ...

Spending quality time with dogs reduces stress and anxiety in human beings. Boffins have discovered that spending time with pooches generates electrical activity in the area of the brain associated with ...

Hot showers could be deadly. High water temperatures place extra strain on the heart and are particularly risky for those who have pre-existing cardiovascular conditions. The study from bathroom retailer Plumbworld said: ...

Chewing gum curbs the appetite in a similar manner to the weight-loss drug Ozempic. Top dietitian Abbey Sharp has explained how studies show that hunger levels were lower and fullness levels ...

A woman's life is severely affected by an allergy to water. Loren Montefusco suffers unbearable itchiness whenever she comes into contact with water and has no choice but to avoid the ...

Walking 15,000 steps a week can add three years to a person's life. A study has found that replacing a couch potato lifestyle with some moderate exercise could make a big ...

A betting company is giving away thousands of umbrellas at the Cheltenham Festival. Betting.bet is taking steps to keep racing fans dry this week through a generous initiative to distribute thousands ...

A man has been charged for smuggling protected turtles inside his socks. Sai Keung Tin, from Hong Kong, was indicted last week by prosecutors in California on four counts of exporting ...

A good night's sleep makes a person more generous. Scientists in Switzerland have uncovered a link between quality of rest and 'prosocial behaviour' – actions taken by individuals to benefit others. 54 ...

NFL fans who attended a game in bitterly cold temperatures suffered extreme frostbite and needed to undergo amputations. Spectators put up with bone-chilling -20C temperatures to watch the AFC wildcard match ...

Fruit flies could prevent the growth of brain tumours. Experts at the University of Plymouth have been able to identify cells at the earliest stages of growth through the usage of ...

Two pilots fell asleep on a flight over Indonesia. The worrying incident happened on a Batik Air internal flight on January 25 as both co-pilots - a 28-year-old man and a ...

Scientists are trying to find out how to solve crimes in space. Experts have described "astroforensics" as the final frontier of forensic science and think that space rangers will be required ...

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of body piercings in skeletons from 11,000 years ago. A team from Ankara University have unearthed over 100 ornaments in the graves of individuals at the Boncuklu ...

Microplastics increase the risk of a heart attack. Scientists at the University of Campania in Italy discovered that the small pieces of plastic were present in more than half of patients ...

Children are more likely to be overweight if their parents were fat. A new study has found that the risk of obesity was six times higher in middle-aged people if their ...

A cat parasite is causing people to take more risks. UK government adviser Professor Robin May claims that moggies are passing on a common parasite called toxoplasma to millions. The parasite "manipulates" ...

AI could be as smart as humans in 2027. Scientist Ben Goertzel, who is known as the father of artificial general intelligence (AGI), thinks it will only be three years before ...

Worms living near Chernobyl are immune to radiation. The 1986 nuclear disaster transformed the area into the most radioactive landscape on the planet and meant humans had to be evacuated but ...

Hopes of reviving the woolly mammoth have moved a step closer. The US biotech company Colossal Biosciences has announced a breakthrough in efforts to recreate the extinct beasts that could also ...