Strange & Offbeat
'Backward' brain of ancient sea creature hints spider ancestors evolved in the ocean
An unusual fossil brain suggests that the ancestors of spiders and other arachnids may have once scu ...View More
Male birth control pill passes early safety test, with more trials underway
An experimental, hormone-free male birth control pill has just passed its first safety test in human ...View More
Magic mushrooms rewind aging in mice—could they do the same for humans?
As revenues from the anti-aging market -- riddled with hope and thousands of supplements-- surged pa ...View More
Trio of stripy glaciers merging in 'Earth's highest battleground' are part of a major anomaly scientists don't fully understand — Earth from space
This intriguing astronaut photo shows a trio of "anomalous" ice masses merging in the heart of centr ...View More
Weird swelling of man's fingers and toes revealed cancer had 'completely replaced' the bones with lesions
A man developed painful swelling in his right middle finger and right big toe over the course of six ...View More
Man Gets Prison Time for Spiking Colleague’s Drink with ‘Truth Serum’
A Chinese man was recently sentenced to three years and three months in prison and fined 10,000 yuan ...View More
Trump admin wants to curtail 'gain-of-function' research — but it's a cornerstone of biology, scientists say
In May 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to restrict research on viruses and pa ...View More
“Best Decision Ever!” Woman Moves into Retirement Home at 38
A 38-year-old Australian woman who has been living in a retirement home for a year claims moving the ...View More
China launches world's first robot that can run by itself 24/7 — watch it change its own batteries in unsettling new footage
Walker S2 - The World's First Humanoid Robot Capable of Autonomous Battery Swapping - YouTube ...View More
Shark Week team discovers unusual 'black makos' off California coast
In 2019, shark tagger Keith Poe was working off the coast of California when he hooked a surprisingl ...View More
