Mars landings, wild bears, stone penises and the inexorable rise of artificial intelligence. All this and more this week on Cloud Five.

Forbidden meat, alien octopi, laxative birdseed, and the wealthiest pirate in history. All this and more on this week's Cloud Five.

3D-printed space food, bride-napping, cactus smuggling, questionable forehead tattoos, and the bonkers horse sports of Kyrgyzstan. All this and more on this week's Cloud Five.

We look in horror at the Indian tradition of baby tossing, we delve into the mysterious cryptids of North America - including the reclusive and stinky Skunk Ape - and we discuss moon missions, suicidal rodents, and our preparations for the invasion of the tardigrades from outer space.

We look at some of humanity’s strangest forays into space, including jellyfish, monkeys and savoury pastries, Brian May’s new fragrance has some eyebrows raised and gag reflexes activated, and Luke takes us on a journey through nature’s most horrifying creatures, including nightmare worms and suicidal zombie cockroaches.

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