Strange & Offbeat
Neanderthals, modern humans and a mysterious human lineage mingled in caves in ancient Israel, study finds
Archaeologists in Israel have discovered five burials in a cave belonging to an enigmatic human line ...View More
128 new moons discovered orbiting Saturn, nearly doubling the ringed planet's total
Astronomers have discovered 128 never-before-seen moons orbiting Saturn — giving it almost twice as ...View More
Spinning, twisted light could power next-generation electronics
Researchers have advanced a decades-old challenge in the field of organic semiconductors, opening ne ...View More
'It is a dangerous strategy, and one for which we all may pay dearly': Dismantling USAID leaves the US more exposed to pandemics than ever
In the days after President Trump ordered a pause on nearly all U.S. foreign aid, Secretary of State ...View More
Dozens of 3-toed dinosaurs leave their mark in Australia
A University of Queensland researcher has confirmed a boulder at a regional school contains one of t ...View More
Most current AI struggles to read clocks and calendars
Some of the world’s most advanced AI systems struggle to tell the time and work out dates on calenda ...View More
'Pregnant' ancient Egyptian mummy with 'cancer' actually wasn't pregnant and didn't have cancer, new study finds
An ancient Egyptian woman thought to have been pregnant and dying of cancer was actually just embalm ...View More
How does rowing affect your heart, and is it different to running?
Rowing and running are undoubtedly some of the most popular forms of cardiovascular exercise. Both a ...View More
China achieves quantum supremacy claim with new chip 1 quadrillion times faster than the most powerful supercomputers
Researchers in China have developed a quantum processing unit (QPU) that is 1 quadrillion (10¹⁵) tim ...View More
Epigenetic 'scars' on the genome can be passed down by grandmothers, study finds
There are markers that sit on top of DNA and change over the course of one's lifetime, and they can ...View More
