Strange & Offbeat
Philippines volcanic eruption: Kanlaon volcano 'may progress to further explosive eruptions'
A large volcano in the central Philippines erupted today (Dec. 9) at 3:03 p.m. local time, spou ...View More
Japanese Man Arrrested for Trespassing on Others’ Property as a Hobby
A Japanese man was recently admitted to trespassing onto other people’s properties over 1,000 times ...View More
Roman scutum: An 1,800-year-old shield dropped by a Roman soldier who likely died in battle
Name: Painted Roman scutum (long shield)What it is: A wooden and leather shield used by a Roman ...View More
Chinese Police Introduces Autonomous Spherical Patrol Robot
Viral videos shared on Chinese social media show human law enforcement patrolling the streets alongs ...View More
'An existential threat affecting billions': Three-quarters of Earth's land became permanently drier in last 3 decades
Climate change has made three-quarters of the Earth's land permanently drier in the last three ...View More
Cold Moon 2024: How to watch the year's final full moon rise with Jupiter this week
As the final full moon of both 2024 and fall, the rise of the Cold Moon will provide a spectacu ...View More
Mysterious fast radio bursts could be caused by asteroids slamming into dead stars
Scientists have discovered that mysterious blasts of energy called fast radio bursts (FRBs) may ...View More
Scientists reveal genes that make cats orange
Garfield, star of the eponymous comic strip created by Jim Davis in 1978, is, like many of the ...View More
Did Venus ever have oceans to support life, or was it 'born hot'?
Scientists have poured cold water on the idea that Venus could once have supported life. The di ...View More
Space photo of the week: Astronaut spots 2 nearby galaxies from SpaceX capsule
What it is: The Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud, two dwarf satellite gala ...View More
