Strange & Offbeat
Why can pumpkins grow so large, but blueberries can't?
Every fall, pumpkin growers haul their record-breaking giants onto scales, with some pumpkins weighi ...View More
New blood test can predict risk of postpartum depression with more than 80% accuracy
Like many first-time mothers, Lisette Lopez-Rose thought childbirth would usher in a time of joy. In ...View More
Living computers powered by mushrooms
Fungal networks could one day replace the tiny metal components that process and store computer data ...View More
'Extremely rare' and 'highly unusual' Roman-era tomb in Germany is completely empty
Archaeologists have discovered an unusual circular stone grave in southern Germany. Dating to the Ro ...View More
Indigenous Americans dragged, carried or floated 5-ton tree more than 100 miles to North America's largest city north of Mexico 900 years ago
Around 900 years ago, Indigenous Americans at Cahokia — the largest pre-Columbian city north of Mexi ...View More
Did Neanderthals eat anything other than meat?
Neanderthals, our extinct cousins, are often portrayed as eating nothing but meat — no fruit, no gra ...View More
Scientists just found a surprising link between gray hair and cancer
Throughout life, our cells are continually exposed to both internal and external influences that can ...View More
'I screamed out of excitement': 2,700-year-old cuneiform text found near Temple Mount — and it reveals the Kingdom of Judah had a late payment to the Assyrians
A 2,700-year-old pottery sherd discovered near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem is the first known corr ...View More
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines can trigger the immune system to recognize and kill cancer, research finds
The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could hel ...View More
Science news this week: Comets light up the skies and race toward the sun, our galaxy's mysterious glow is explained, and scientists tell us why time moves faster as we age
This week's science news has been comet-ing thick and fast, with a flurry of reports on three dusty ...View More
