A one-armed British man wanted for stealing a single cufflink.

10-02-2010

A one-armed British man is being hunted by police for stealing a single cufflink.

The thief pretended to be looking for a gift for his mother before knocking a box of cufflinks to the floor, and then making off with one in the shape of a boxing glove.

Which Organs Can I Live Without, and How Much Cash Can I Get for Them?

09-02-2010

There are many organs one can theoretically do without, or for which there’s a backup. Most folks can spare a kidney, a portion of their liver, a lung, some intestines, and an eyeball, and still live a long life. That said, donating a lung, a piece of liver or a section of intestines is a very complicated surgery, so it’s not done frequently on the black market. And no one’s going to make much cash on an eyeball.

Sumatran tiger may become extinct in 2015

09-02-2010

The endangered Sumatran tiger in Indonesia's Riau province is predicted to become extinct in the next five years as illegal hunting and habitat loss threatens their survival, an activist said on Sunday.

"With the conditions of the existing threats, Sumatran tigers in Riau is predicted to become extinct the most quickly in five years. It may start from the extinction of ecosystems, where tigers are left no longer allowed to breed," said Osmantri from the Animal Trade Monitoring Coordinator of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Riau.

Busting out the ghost theories

09-02-2010

An Invercargill man has taken a photograph that could be proof of the afterlife, or it could be a cloud – who knows?

Pentagon Looks to Breed Immortal Organisms, Kill-Switch Included

08-02-2010

The Pentagon’s mad science arm may have come up with its most radical project yet. Darpa is looking to re-write the laws of evolution to the military’s advantage, creating “synthetic organisms” that can live forever — or can be killed with the flick of a molecular switch.

Lesbian albatrosses to raise chick

04-02-2010

Two female royal albatrosses at a New Zealand breeding colony have successfully incubated a chick.

Sceptics stage homeopathy 'overdose'

01-02-2010

Homeopathy sceptics have staged a mass "overdose" of homeopathic remedies, in a bid to prove they have no effect.

Protesters ate whole bottles of tablets at branches of Boots in places such as Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, London, Leicester, Edinburgh and Birmingham.

They have asked the pharmacy chain to stop selling the remedies, which they call "scientifically absurd".

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Sweet Future: Fluctuating Blood Glucose Levels May Affect Decision Making

30-01-2010

Would you choose to receive a small amount of money today or a larger sum next month? We know that it is worth it to wait longer for a larger reward, but sometimes the temptation for the smaller, immediate reward becomes too great and we simply cannot resist it. Selecting the immediate reward is known as "future discounting" and often suggests a lack of self-control.

The 7 Psychological Principles of Scams

29-01-2010

How hustlers trick 3.2 million people each year in the UK into handing over £3.5 billion.

Good hustlers are excellent intuitive psychologists. Just like magicians they understand enough about how the mind works to exploit its vulnerabilities. Our fascination with hustlers is insatiable and, despite being criminals, they are frequently portrayed by Hollywood in a flattering light, in films like The Sting, Catch Me If You Can and the Ocean's Eleven trilogy.