Strange & Offbeat
Ancient Hobbits slowed down growth during childhood, showing that humans didn't always grow 'bigger and bigger brains'
Until Homo floresiensis was discovered, scientists assumed that the evolution of the human lineage w ...View More
Bone-02, a Bone “Super Glue” That Can Fix Fractures in a Matter of Minutes
Chinese researchers claim to have developed a revolutionary bone “super glue” that can fix fractures ...View More
Rare Fujiwhara hurricane 'dance' could save East Coast from worst effects of Tropical Storm Imelda
Two hurricanes could "dance" in the Atlantic this week as forecasters warn of life-threatening surf ...View More
Junk food can scramble memory in just 4 days
Diet impacts the brain a lot more than we think. A new study from UNC School of Medicine researchers ...View More
How long does DNA last?
Scientists have been using ancient DNA to investigate questions about extinct animals since 1984, wh ...View More
Fossils in germany reveal a Jurassic sea monster with a swordfish snout
An international research team from Switzerland and Germany, led by Gaël Spicher (JURASSICA Museum, ...View More
Physicists find a loophole in Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle without breaking it
Physicists have measured both the momentum and position of a particle without breaking Heisenberg’s ...View More
Science history: Alexander Fleming wakes up to funny mold in his petri dish, and accidentally discovers the first antibiotic — Sept. 28, 1928
On Sept. 28, 1928, Alexander Fleming woke up to check on his experiments investigating bacterial gro ...View More
The accidental discovery that forged the Iron Age
Research from Cranfield University sheds new light onto the transition from the Bronze Age to the Ir ...View More
30,000-year-old 'personal toolkit' found in the Czech Republic provides 'very rare' glimpse into the life of a Stone Age hunter-gatherer
Around 30,000 years ago, a hunter-gatherer left behind what may be a "personal toolkit" in what is n ...View More
