Strange & Offbeat
Scientists taught an AI-powered 'robot dog' how to play badminton against humans — and it's actually really good
Scientists have trained a four-legged robot to play badminton against a human opponent, and it scutt ...View More
Dozens of mysterious blobs discovered inside Mars may be the remnants of 'failed planets'
Giant impact structures, including the potential remains of ancient "protoplanets," may be lurking d ...View More
1,000-year-old 'king' game piece with a distinctive hairstyle is 'as close as we will ever get to a portrait of a Viking'
The 1,000-year-old "king" piece from a Viking board game is one of the few depictions of a ruler fro ...View More
1.8 million-year-old human jawbone discovered in Republic of Georgia — and it may be earliest evidence yet of Homo erectus
A roughly 1.8 million-year-old Homo erectus jawbone discovered in the Republic of Georgia may be evi ...View More
'Extremely alarming': ChatGPT and Gemini respond to high-risk questions about suicide — including details around methods
DisclaimerThis story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the U.S ...View More
See what would happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted 'without any warning' in new AI-generated video
A viral video created with artificial intelligence (AI) shows the catastrophic impact that a volcani ...View More
Newly discovered bus-size asteroid will zoom close past Earth tomorrow — and will not return for exactly 100 years
A bus-size asteroid, first spotted just over a week ago, will zoom past Earth tomorrow (Sept. 3). Th ...View More
Giant sandy 'slug' crawls through floodplains in Kazakhstan, but it could soon be frozen in place — Earth from space
A large field of sand dunes located alongside the village of Oyyl in the Kazakh Steppe bears a s ...View More
'Cannibal' solar storm could paint auroras above 18 US states this Labor Day
A "cannibalistic" solar storm is about to slam into Earth's magnetic field, triggering vibrant auror ...View More
5 underrated photography accessories you didn’t know you needed
Cameras and lenses usually get all the attention, but some of the most useful photography tools bare ...View More
