Strange & Offbeat
5,000-year old 'cultic space' discovered in Iraq dates to time of the world's first cities
Archaeologists in Iraq have unearthed the remains of a 5,000-year-old building that may have been a ...View More
We sharpened the James Webb telescope's vision from a million miles away. Here's how.
After Christmas dinner in 2021, our family was glued to the television, watching the nail-biting lau ...View More
A toxicologist explains when you can safely cut the moldy part off food, and when it's best to toss it
When you open the refrigerator and find a wedge of cheese flecked with green mold, or a package of c ...View More
Chimps 'think about thinking' in order to weigh evidence and plan their actions, new research suggests
Chimpanzees use a variant of the "scientific method" — discarding prior beliefs if convincing new ev ...View More
Science news this week: Solar revelations as irradiated Comet 3I/ATLAS rapidly brightens, a tiny tyrannosaur prompts T. rex rethink, and the unexpected perks of cussing out your chatbot
The hottest science news this week has revolved around the sun, with the arrival of some dazzling ne ...View More
Crimean Stone Age 'crayons' were used by Neanderthals for symbolic drawings, study claims
Neanderthals crafted red and yellow "crayons" tens of thousands of years ago, using different techni ...View More
Do people dream in color or black and white?
We dream every night, but we often can't remember those dreams. Some mornings, we recall vivid detai ...View More
This tiny bat hunts like a lion, but better
Researchers from Aarhus University and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) have found ...View More
Astronomers capture a spooky “cosmic bat” in deep space
Right in time for Halloween, astronomers have spotted what looks like a flying bat soaring above the ...View More
Comet 3I/ATLAS has been transformed by billions of years of space radiation, James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal
Comet 3I/ATLAS is extremely irradiated from billions of years of cosmic ray bombardments, new resear ...View More
