Strange & Offbeat
Oldest firearms ever found in US were abandoned by Spanish in 16th-century battle against Native Americans
Two 16th-century cannons unearthed in Arizona may be the oldest firearms ever found in the Unit ...View More
James Webb telescope spots more than 100 new asteroids between Jupiter and Mars — and some are heading toward Earth
Astronomers analyzing archival images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovere ...View More
Ursid meteor shower 2024: Where and when to see the final meteor shower of the year
If you missed the peak of the Geminid meteor shower earlier this month, don't worry — there's s ...View More
Space photo of the week: The sun's corona blooms during back-to-back solar eclipses
What it is: The sun's coronaWhere it is: About 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) from E ...View More
Alien life may look nothing like life on Earth — so how should we go about looking for it?
We have only one example of biology forming in the universe — life on Earth. But what if life c ...View More
Chungungo: The mini sea otter that lives on rocky cliffs and mates for life
Name: Chungungo, or marine otter (Lontra felina)Where it lives: Rocky marine coastline from nor ...View More
Moon quiz: What do you know about our nearest celestial neighbor?
That's no moon! Wait, yes, yes it is.Humankind has always been fascinated by the moon; the anci ...View More
Conspiracy theory quiz: Test your knowledge of unfounded beliefs, from flat Earth to lizard people
From speculation that JFK's assassination was an "inside job" to claims that vaccines contain m ...View More
How do cats get their spots?
Leopards, cheetahs, Egyptian maus — a variety of cats have stunning spots. Others, like tigers, ...View More
35,000-year-old 'tortoise shell' carving may be Holy Land's oldest evidence of ritual behavior
A granite boulder carved more than 35,000 years ago deep in a cave in Israel may be the oldest ...View More
