World’s Strangest

Scientists have been able to use a single treatment of gene therapy to extend the life of a mouse. The research is a first in longevity research as it…

Based on a drug used in the treatment of AIDS, the gel may soon remove the need for shaving entirely. Trials conducted using the new cidofovir based g…

A prehistoric painting in West Texas is getting the laser treatment for study and preservation purposes. The scanning process – which will take approx…

Mollusc maintenance: Six African snails fitted with heart monitors and sensors are being used to monitor pollution levels at a sewage treatment site in St Petersburg Fancy shelling anti pollution device African snails used sewage plant monitor levels toxic chemicals It’s a snail-paced solution to pollution problems. But a St Petersburg waterworks is putting six giant gastropods to [...]

If you thought bloodletting, maggots and leeches were all outdated in our modern world, you were wrong. In fact, they are only a handful of the many bizarro medical treatments that will leave you both disgusted and fascinated with their effectiveness when you read about strange medical treatments that are actually quite useful. Bloodletting To be fair, [...]

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) demonstrators mimic typical meat packages with signs reading, ‘Meat Is Murder,’ in Times Square in New York on July 27, 2010. The activists lying nearly naked on large trays and covered with clear plastic will feature oversized price stickers that warn, ‘Billions of Animals Are Abused and [...]

Trials could soon begin of a controversial new treatment using stem cells to treat a form of incurable blindness, if a license is granted the scie…

From a $200 face treatment with bird poop, to anti feces odor tablets, meet some of the most bizarre cosmetic products available.