While the bread and butter of Gizmodo UK is in the bits and bytes of technology, we have a lot of fun in the off-topic areas, with many of the stories being filed in the WTF category. Bookmark this page for the sillier stories, from ridiculous examples of body-art, to... sausages made of skittles?
Can we stop trying to make pheromone-based romance a thing?
“We need open science, good samples, and to stop sensationalising our work for university press releases.”
From powerful new rockets and asteroid-sampling spacecraft to groundbreaking particle physics, there’s plenty to look forward to in 2018.
The biggest hurdle in creating a cure is making something that lasts long enough to battle the persistent reservoirs of the virus in the body.
The exciting thing about this research is that the ocean still manages to surprise us even today.
We’re no closer to understanding where the universe’s antimatter has gone.
It's essentially an inverted evaporation process, but it looks stunning.
Instead of burning yourself, might we suggest a snowball fight, building an igloo, or just staying in bed until the Earth is a temperature more hospitable to human life?
Media outlets completely misconstrued the results of a study about a supposed selfie mental disorder, which was itself based on a hoax from three years ago.
The number of mums-to-be who smoke pot while pregnant is higher than we thought and still growing, a new study suggests.
Now that we’ve been properly introduced to the new “frilled giant octopus,” we’ll need to learn more about it to ensure its survival.
The first human trials of CRISPR-based treatments in the US and Europe are slated to begin next year.
These sweet explosions are some of astronomy’s most exciting events, teaching us things we may never have learned about otherwise.
It has no mouth, so we won’t be able to hear it scream.
Lego race cars not only help students grasp theoretical physics concepts, but also improve their lab reporting skills, engagement and confidence.
