Strange & Offbeat
Lake-filled impact crater in Africa transforms into a giant silver 'mirror' via rare phenomenon — Earth from space
This stunning astronaut photo shows a rare phenomenon, known as a "sunglint", transforming a potenti ...View More
Valedictorian Student’s Mother and Tutor Caught Breaking into School to Steal Exam Papers
A South Korean student’s mother and her tutor were recently arrested after trying to break into the ...View More
Cosmic rays could help support alien life on worlds outside the 'Goldilocks zone'
The search for alien life should consider the impact of cosmic rays, a new study suggests.When scien ...View More
Watch a pod of orcas pretending to drown one of their own in macabre training session
Orca moms teach their young how to pretend-drown each other, first-of-its-kind footage shows. The br ...View More
Scientists just recreated the universe's first ever molecules — and the results challenge our understanding of the early cosmos
For the first time, researchers have recreated the universe's first ever molecules by mimicking the ...View More
Woodpeckers thrive where missiles fly. How a bombing range became a wildlife refuge
Florida's Avon Park bombing range is teeming with life. Over 40 at-risk species occupy this 106,000- ...View More
The universe may start dying in just 10 billion years, alarming new model predicts
A new paper has predicted that the universe's expected lifespan is drastically shorter than once tho ...View More
Hornelund Brooches: Viking age gold ornaments mysteriously buried in Denmark 1,000 years ago
These two brooches were part of a small hoard discovered along with a gold arm ring in southwestern ...View More
Why do diamonds come in different colors?
Diamonds aren't always colorless; they can also be blue, yellow, green and even pink. But what makes ...View More
AI cracks a meteorite’s secret: A material that defies heat
Crystals and glasses have opposite heat-conduction properties, which play a pivotal role in a variet ...View More
