Strange & Offbeat
Photonic computing needs more nonlinearity: Acoustics can help
Neural networks are one typical structure on which artificial intelligence can be based. The term ›n ...View More
Footprints of tail-clubbed armored dinosaurs found for the first time
For the first time, footprints of armoured dinosaurs with tail clubs have been identified, following ...View More
Woman Fakes Muteness for 16 Years to Collect Disability Pension
A Spanish woman who had been claiming disability pension for an inability to speak following a work- ...View More
Chance Encounter Helps New York Pizza Maker Become Popular Male Fashion Model
Christiano Wennmann was making pizza at a trendy New York pizzeria when he was first noticed by a fa ...View More
Mysterious Goats Survive Over 200 Years on Isolated Island with No Fresh Water
Scientists are trying to understand how a herd of goats not only survived but thrived on an isolated ...View More
Why do we get a 'second wind' of energy at the end of the day?
Sometimes people get a sudden burst of energy, also called a second wind, before they try to go to s ...View More
Scientific consensus shows race is a human invention, not biological reality
In the recent flurry of executive orders from President Donald Trump, one warned of "a distorted nar ...View More
The Earth's oceans used to be green — and could one day turn purple, scientists say
Nearly three fourths of Earth is covered by oceans, making the planet look like a pale blue dot from ...View More
What is the 'Eye of Horus' and why is it found in so many ancient Egyptian burials?
The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ...View More
Alien Dyson spheres could really exist — but only in this 1 type of star system, new study hints
Dyson spheres, the hypothetical mega-structures that advanced alien civilizations might use to enclo ...View More
