Strange & Offbeat
'Fascinating' Viking Age inscription reveals who owned immensely valuable 'Galloway Hoard'
Newly deciphered Viking Age runes carved inside a 1,100-year-old silver arm ring from Scotland sugge ...View More
Influenza A viruses adapt shape in response to environmental pressures
Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape -- to become either spheres or larger fi ...View More
A symphony in quantum
Entanglement -- linking distant particles or groups of particles so that one cannot be described wit ...View More
In emergency decision, James Webb telescope will study 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 before its close approach to Earth
Humanity's most powerful space telescope is setting its sights on the most dangerous known asteroid ...View More
Boosting evolution: How humans unintentionally altered the skulls of pigs
Short snouts and a flat profile -- within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the ...View More
Euclid discovers a stunning Einstein ring
Euclid blasted off on its six-year mission to explore the dark Universe on 1 July 2023. Before the s ...View More
Anomaly in the deep sea
Beryllium-10, a rare radioactive isotope produced by cosmic rays in the atmosphere, provides valuabl ...View More
Earthquakes: Facts about why the Earth moves
Earth's crust is the planet's outermost layer. It is made of solid rock and sits on top of another l ...View More
Astronomers catch black holes 'cooking' their own meals in bizarre, endless feeding cycle
Black holes' ravenous, incessant feeding is fueled partly by the powerful jets of gas these gluttono ...View More
Thule snow goggles: 1,000-year-old Arctic eyewear carved from walrus tusks
Name: Thule snow gogglesWhat it is: Eye protection carved from walrus ivoryWhere it is from: Nunavut ...View More
