Strange & Offbeat
Travelers weigh in on weight-based airfares for eco-friendly skies
The holidays are in full swing and people are shopping, wrapping and packing to visit loved ones. Al ...View More
When will MDMA be approved for therapy? Major trial issues may stand in the way, psychiatrist Dr. Albino Oliveira-Maia says.
Psychedelics like psilocybin, MDMA and LSD are being tested as psychiatric treatments. Clinical ...View More
7,000-year-old alien-like figurine from Kuwait a 'total surprise' to archaeologists
Archaeologists in Kuwait have discovered a 7,000-year-old clay figurine that looks eerily simil ...View More
I'm an evolutionary biologist who investigates real-time evolution in bacteria. These are my 5 must-read science books.
Like many children, I had a natural curiosity for the living world from a young age. My childho ...View More
New paper examines the elusive nature of liquid brines on Mars
More than a hundred years ago, astronomer Percival Lowell made the case for the existence of canals ...View More
4,000-year-old bones reveal 'unprecedented' violence — tongue removal, cannibalism and evisceration in Bronze Age Britain
More than 4,000 years ago, nearly 40 people died extremely violent deaths in what is now Englan ...View More
Exoplanet news, features and articles
There are estimated to be trillions and trillions of planets orbiting the stars beyond our sola ...View More
Meteoroid news, features and articles
Meteoroids are tiny asteroids or bits of comets that become meteors when they burn up in a plan ...View More
Physics and emote design: Quantifying clarity in digital images
When analyzing artworks, understanding the visual clarity of compositions is crucial. Inspired by di ...View More
Does the exoplanet Trappist-1 b have an atmosphere after all?
Recent measurements with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) cast doubt on the current understandi ...View More
