Strange & Offbeat
Ancient DNA analyses bring to life the 11,000-year intertwined genomic history of sheep and humans
Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their dom ...View More
Engineer Turns Old Yamaha Motorcycle into the World’s Fastest Penny-Farthing
An English engineer spent almost 750 hours turning an old Yamaha R6 motorcycle and several hundred p ...View More
Could we travel to parallel universes?
While parallel universes are a staple of science fiction, there are some real scientific theories to ...View More
'Breakthrough' stem-cell patches stabilized woman's heart as she awaited transplant
A woman with a failing heart has been kept alive with the help of a new "breakthrough" stem-cell tec ...View More
Sharks and rays benefit from global warming, but not from CO2 in the Oceans
Sharks and rays have populated the world's oceans for around 450 million years, but more than a thir ...View More
Freshwater alga could be the next superfood that feeds the world
A green alga that grows in lakes and rivers could be the next 'superfood' -- helping scientists to t ...View More
A hearing aid for ... your nose?
Kaboom! The first time most of us hear the sound of an explosion is in the movies. Encountering the ...View More
Newly discovered near-Earth asteroid isn't an asteroid at all — it's Elon Musk's trashed Tesla
Astronomers have been left red-faced after announcing the discovery of a new near-Earth asteroid — o ...View More
Are Atlantic Ocean currents weakening? A new study finds no, but other experts aren't so sure.
Scientists say there is a high chance that key Atlantic Ocean currents will weaken over the coming d ...View More
A cosmic 'CT scan' shows the universe is far more complex than expected
A powerful combination of data from two very different astronomical surveys has allowed researchers ...View More
