Aussie scientists are celebrating new research that shows the native ‘antechinus’ marsupial – a carnivorous rat – meets a gory end during their annual mating cycles. Let’s just say it paints a chaotic picture of the rats’ so-called “mating massacre”…

Champagne – the French wine region famous for its trademarked bubbly – is facing a new challenge, with scientists warning climate change might put an end to the region’s wine-producing viability by 2050. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes are also at risk…

Rory Bidwell, a 12yo from Devon in the UK, is the latest member of Mensa with an IQ score putting him alongside the likes of Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. And he wasn’t even stressed during the test… His mum says, “he even took a leisurely stroll to the toilet during one section!”