Weird news stories

A pot bought for £4 at a car boot sale and used as a toothbrush holder has turned out to be 4,000 years old.

‘Biological wonder’ of 200 million mounds saw soil equivalent to 4,000 great pyramids of Giza excavated by insects.

The mysterious rock that flew past Earth could actually have been an alien spacecraft sailing past us using light, according to a new paper.

It forms at speeds of more than 1,000 mph (1,600 km/h), it lies deep beneath our feet, it could destroy hopes for alien life, and — finally — scientists understand how it works.

In Chengdu, there is reportedly an ambitious plan afoot for replacing the city’s streetlights: boosting the glow of the real moon with that of a more powerful fake one.

The results were clear and consistent at locations across North America: bees stopped flying during the period of total solar eclipse.

Human genome ‘littered’ with viral DNA but problem drug users three times more likely to carry genetic fragments in regions which control reward centres and addictive behaviour.

A study suggests the way our eyes move reveals a scary amount about what we feel inside – to the point where AI can predict somebody’s personality type simply by watching their eyes.

Is bright pink the new black? Well, not exactly, but it is the world’s oldest-known color, according to new research.

“The dinosaurs would be aliens in our world.”

At least two research teams are engineering stem cells to include Neanderthal genes and growing them into “minibrains” that reflect the influence of that ancient DNA.

It looks like a normal tree, but in spring the plant reveals a patchwork of blossoms, which turn into an array of plums, peaches, apricots, nectarines, cherries and almonds during the summer months.

New microchips function as contactless credit cards, key cards and even rail cards. Once the chip is underneath your skin, you no longer need to worry about misplacing a card or carrying a wallet.

New research joins the dots between zombie ants, an insect-world arms race and the search for new antibiotics.