Strange & Offbeat
'I was floored by the data': Psilocybin shows anti-aging properties in early study
Psilocybin, the main psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms, extends the lifespan of human cells ...View More
Estonian Supermarket Has a Giant Rock in the Middle of It
The Viimsi Shopping Center in the Estonian town of Haabneeme is famous for having a giant boulder sq ...View More
In Japan, You Can Rent a Grandma for $23 an Hour
Ever wish you could talk to someone more experienced about your problems, or have them prepare you a ...View More
Penny-sized laser could help driverless cars see the world so much clearer
Scientists have created a penny-sized laser that they say could improve the way that autonomous vehi ...View More
Big-Bang echoes unmask a billion-light-year hole around Earth—and it’s stretching space faster
Earth and our entire Milky Way galaxy may sit inside a mysterious giant hole which makes the cosmos ...View More
4,000-year-old human rib discovered high in the Pyrenees still has an arrowhead from a brutal attack
A 4,000-year-old human rib pierced with a flint arrowhead reveals that a violent attack unfolded hig ...View More
Fiji ant plant builds tiny condos that stop ant wars
Odd plants from a remote Pacific island reveal new insights into an important ecological question: h ...View More
Archaeologists discover that parties 11,000 years ago were BYOB — bring your own boar
Have you ever stopped by the grocery store on your way to a dinner party to grab a bottle of wine? D ...View More
Scientists detect most massive black hole merger ever — and it birthed a monster 225 times as massive as the sun
Scientists have detected the biggest black hole merger ever known — a gigantic collision from two ma ...View More
100 undiscovered galaxies may be orbiting the Milky Way, supercomputer simulations hint
The Milky Way may be surrounded by dozens of yet-to-be-detected satellite galaxies, scientists claim ...View More
