Strange & Offbeat
Tiny spiders that build giant 'puppet' decoys from disembodied prey discovered in Peru and Philippines
Tiny tropical spiders in the Philippines and the Peruvian Amazon build giant, arachnid-like decoys i ...View More
NASA's Webb finds life’s building blocks frozen in a galaxy next door
In a finding that could change how scientists understand the spread of life's ingredients across spa ...View More
Strongest solar flare of 2025 erupts — and it could bring auroras to half the US on Wednesday
Three powerful outbursts of solar plasma are barrelling toward Earth, with dazzling auroras possible ...View More
Man Stages Carjacking to Avoid Going Shopping with His Wife
People underestimate just how much most men hate being dragged around shopping malls by their wives ...View More
Man Spends $560,000 on Hyaluronic Acid Injections to Develop Fake 8-Pack Abs
Unable to develop his abs the natural way, a Chinese influencer spent over half a million dollars on ...View More
Astronomers detect first 'radio signal' from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS — but it wasn't aliens
Astronomers have detected the first-ever "radio signal" coming from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, ...View More
No, comet 3I/ATLAS hasn't exploded — and no, that doesn't mean it's an alien spaceship
Comet 3I/ATLAS lovers don't despair: Our favourite interstellar visitor most likely didn’t just expl ...View More
Newly discovered toads skip the tadpole stage and give birth to live 'toadlets'
Scientists have identified three new toad species that give birth to live "toadlets" rather than lay ...View More
Gold and gems quiz: What do you know about sparkly treasures made by nature?
Television and internet ads regularly extol the classic beauty of gold jewelry and dazzling shine of ...View More
Brain-like learning found in bacterial nanopores
Pore-forming proteins are widespread across living organisms. In humans, they are essential for immu ...View More
