Stories by BANG Bizarre

A new study suggests that females are more competitive and focused when playing games against strangers but are more likely to triumph against their significant others. Chinese researchers suggested that this could be down to "mate retention...

Experts have spent hundreds of years trying to discover the secret to eternal life, but scientists say that there is no chance of the human race achieving immortality. Anatomy expert Professor Leonard Hayflick suggested that the best-case scenario...

A team of researchers recruited 25 people over the age of 65 and conducted a test on their thinking skills after completing 18 holes on the golf course. The recruits completed a test of quick thinking nearly five seconds faster after playing golf...

New research has discovered that those who regularly enjoy a joint are better at recognising the feelings of others and are capable of putting themselves in other people's shoes. Experts from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma in Mexico asked 81...

The former US president made a 90-minute address to supporters in New Hampshire and said he was willing to face punishment like former South African president Mandela - who spent 27 years in prison for opposing apartheid rule - for the sake of the...

A team of international researchers has found that a single alcoholic drink makes a person more likely to harm humans or animals - or act "impurely" by relishing behaving badly.  An author of the study - which involved 329 people...

A new study has found that regularly snoozing for less than five hours per night raises the risk of suffering from the blues. Researchers at University College London used health data from over 7,000 people in England to discover genetic variants...

Scientists have found the rodents living in the extremely harsh environment at the summit of volcanoes in the Andes, and claim that it is proof that the animals could survive on the Red Planet. The peaks in the Atacama desert plateau of Chile and...

Experts have found that those who sit for long periods - such as in a desk job or watching TV - are more likely to die earlier. But, just a small amount of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) eliminates the risk. Examples of moderate...

New research has found a link between circadian rhythm - the body's internal clock - and income levels to conclude that those who are more active in the evening earn four per cent less on average compared to early risers. Experts from the...

Swedish researchers have found that those who had the procedure when they were young were around a third more likely to develop ankylosing spondylitis - a type of chronic inflammatory arthritis. The experts also discovered that people were at...

A new study suggests that DNA plays a role in whether people are capable of sticking to a vegetarian diet as some appear to need fats that only exist in animal products. Experts now believe that genetics can make snubbing meat harder or easier for...