Strange & Offbeat
What does a weather report of 30% chance of rain mean?
The local weather forecast helps you plan your day. But if you're checking if it's going to rai ...View More
You're born with most of your neurons — but the brain makes some mysterious new ones in adulthood
Your brain can still make new neurons when you're an adult. But how does the rare birth of thes ...View More
Turuchan pika: The adorable ball of fluff that just loves to play
Name: Turuchan pika (Ochotona turuchanensis)Where it lives: Mountains of central SiberiaWhat it ...View More
Destroyed observatory helped SETI unlock the secrets of 'cosmic lighthouses' powered by dead stars
You can knock a good telescope out, but you can't keep it down. Using data from the now-destroy ...View More
Do cats communicate with their tails?
You may have noticed that your cat's tail moves in all sorts of ways, from quivering in an upri ...View More
'A challenge and an opportunity for evolution': The extreme, hidden life thriving in Earth's most acidic and alkaline lakes
A volcanic crater in Indonesia over 7,700 feet (2,350 meters) above sea level is home to Earth' ...View More
Raw milk from US dairies must now be tested for bird flu
U.S. dairies must now send samples of raw milk to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) so ...View More
Man Who Doesn’t Speak Spanish Wins Spanish-Language Scrabble World Championship
Nigel Richards, a 57-year-old New Zealand scrabble phenom, recently won the 2024 Spanish-Language Sc ...View More
Rock found by a 6-year-old on a beach is actually a 50,000-year-old Neanderthal ax
Three years ago, a then-6-year-old boy named Ben discovered a strange rock on a beach in Sussex ...View More
Gut microbiome may have fueled the growth of humans' big brains, study suggests
The community of microbes that live in the gut, known as the gut microbiome, may have fueled th ...View More
