WEIRD STUFF

Hunter makes new sighting of Loch Ness Monster

A Loch Ness Monster hunter has been left "dumbfounded" by an apparent new sighting of the legendary beast.

Eoin O'Faodhagain was watching the Scottish water on a livestream from his home in Ireland last month when he noticed the "jet-black anomaly" of a hump emerging from the Loch's northern end.

The Nessie expert estimates that the hump was up to nine feet long and had "none of the characteristics" of the animals that are typically spotted in the water.

O'Faodhagain said: "I was a bit dumbfounded that it did not dissolve into nothing, but kept materialising ever more distinct and blacker.

"This object has none of the characteristics of seals or otters.

"The object is moving as one - a fish or an eel would be flexing their bodies more.

"It is very hard to say it is definitely Nessie, but it is easy to say what it is not.

"And when you rule out the known creatures that inhabit Loch Ness, what are you left with?"

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With England football team could be deadly

Watching England at Euro 2024 can have fatal consequences.

A leading heart doctor has warned that frustration at Gareth Southgate's conservative tactics and match-day drinking could prove deadly, due to the strain it puts on a supporter's health.

Dr Dorian Dugmore, CEO of The Wellness Academy, told The Sun newspaper: "Watching England can seriously damage your health.

"Southgate gets results, and winning ugly is still winning -- but it's fair to say his tactics are on the cautious side at the moment.

"That contributes to fans' negative emotions, including anxiety and frustration, which increases stress levels and heart risks.

"Attack-minded play -- like Spain has shown -- creates positive emotions and feel-good chemicals, including endorphins.

"But defensive, restrictive play does not do that.

"Fans' frustration over players not meeting expectations also contributes to stress chemicals and risks to the heart."

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Spacesuits put astronauts at drowning risk

Faulty spacesuits are putting astronauts at risk of drowning.

NASA is relying on outdated 1980s equipment for its space crews, which almost had terrifying consequences for Tracy Dyson after an arctic ice blast covered her visor as she was about to leave the airlock of the International Space Station last week.

Her spacewalk was aborted immediately and the space agency has launched an investigation.

Dyson told mission control: "There's water everywhere. I got an arctic blast all over my visor.

"I could see the ice crystals flowing out there. Just like a snow cone machine, there was ice forming at that port."

There have been previous close calls as spacewalks were halted entirely for seven months, in 2022, after astronaut Matthias Maurer noticed a build-up of fluid inside his suit following a seven-hour excursion.

NASA is desperate to update equipment but is unable to find a new spacesuit manufacturer, and it is feared that disaster will occur if a new supplier does not emerge.

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Researchers make shocking discovery about identical twins

Identical twins separated at birth in China have almost the same IQs.

Research at California State University, Fullerton examined the intelligence scores of 15 pairs of identical twins adopted by different families and raised in different environments due to the nation's one-child policy that was implemented between 1980 and 2016.

The twins underwent IQ tests at the age of 11 and again at 14, and comparisons over time proved that the scores were almost identical.

The results could be considered as proof that a person's intelligence is 'set' when they are born, instead of being influenced by external factors.

The study authors -- led by psychology expert Dr Nancy Segal - said: "Despite their different homes, educational experiences, and [in some cases] residences in different countries, the twins appear to have interacted with their environments in ways that aligned with their genetic propensities.

"This supports the notion that environments do not act randomly in fashioning developmental outcomes -- rather, individuals behave selectively and actively with respect to the people, places and events that engage and challenge them."