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?
It's common knowledge that the Earth's magnetic field shifts every few hundred-thousand years, but the European Space Agency has put the last six months of that gradual change into one easy to understand picture.
Starfish can re-grow arms; lizards can sprout fresh legs; and hell, flatworms can essentially re-materialise from barely nothing. So why can't humans do the same?
The following beautiful and morbid pieces were made from the highest scientific and artistic design, and range from small organs to full anatomical figures, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
Those promising results that seemingly proved the Big Bang are not as water-tight as first thought.
The higher your alcohol consumption, the more attractive you seem to find whoever you happen to be flirting with at last call.
We've heard that your ears can be fooled by illusions as much as your eyes, but after hearing this one you may never believe anything you hear ever again.
Nuclear cores are obviously shielded from radiation, meaning conventional X-Rays can't pass through to show use what's inside. Fortunately Muon particles can penetrate the shielding.
An able bodied person might be able to feel every little scratch and bump they receive, but what if you have no feeling in certain areas of the body? Fortunately these clothes can indicate potential injuries with ease.
Science inches closer to solving a cure for HIV, yet moralistic sentiments over genetic modification can hold back progress.
It's a biological mystery that has perplexed humanity through the ages – especially in recent times when so many of us go to such great lengths to remove it.
Do you cut a wedge out of your cake? There's a far, far better way to take a slice, based on maths that's over 100 years old.
The National Institute of Health and Care (NICE) is recommending that patients who take aspirin to treat atrial fibrillation should be given anticoagulant drugs instead.
A genetically modified breed of bananas that's designed to combat starvation will soon enter human testing.
Meat-eating is skyrocketing. We need to produce a lot of meat, considerably more than we do today, to meet demand. How is that done?
Particle-ularly exciting news.
Only in the past few years have scientists begun to understand this rather odd trait.
