African savannahs which cover more than a third of the Earth's surface emerged 10 million years earlier than scientists once thought, a new study has revealed. Soil studies and anaylising…
A three-legged chicken that comes with an extra drumstick is proving popular among buyers who are offering 10 times more than the usual price for a newborn chick. Professional poultry…
Ancient human footprints found in southern Spain two years ago have been declared nearly 300,000 years old, making them unique in Europe. The footprints are now believed to be 200,000…
A Mexican woman and her daughter have been fined for witchcraft after they were accused of making an evil potion to drive a family member mad. Maria Hernandez and her…
The baby of a young South African woman who made headlines because she was born looking older than her mum has died. Anesipho was born suffering from a rare genetic…
Young female elephants benefit from growing up with siblings, especially older sisters, leading to them living longer lives and having calves earlier. Researchers from the UK, Myanmar and Finland studied…
A young woman has gone viral for giving birth to a girl who looks older than her, with netizens cruelly remarking that the newborn resembled "an old woman". The unnamed…
Sweden has been accused of euthanising older COVID-19 patients with morphine cocktails instead of treating them with potentially life-saving treatment. A professor of geriatrics at Umea University, Yngve Gustafson, 71,…
Austrian supermarkets are running short of masks as customers complain that staff are even limiting the supply to older people who are deemed to be more at risk from COVID-19.…