Great White Sharks in Australia Get a Concert from Kiss. But Will the Sharks Care? By Mindy Weisberger In a career first, the rock band Kiss is performing for an audience of great white sharks.
Objective Reality Doesn't Exist, Quantum Experiment Shows By Alessandro Fedrizzi, Massimiliano Proietti A quantum experiment raises deeply philosophical questions about the fundamental nature of reality.
Navy Officers Say 'Unknown Individuals' Made Them Erase Evidence of 2004 UFO Encounter By Yasemin Saplakoglu The signals were erratic and didn't seem to match those given off by known aircraft.
Thousands of Glorious 'Ice Eggs' Wash Up on Finnish Beach By Nicoletta Lanese The "ice eggs" form due to a rare weather phenomenon.
How Rabies Inspired Folktales of Werewolves and Vampires By Jessica Wang A look back at the folklore of rabies in humans reveals ties to beliefs in werewolves, vampires and other monsters.
The Black Knight Satellite: A Hodgepodge of Alien Conspiracy Theories By David Crookes, All About Space magazine Some think it could be an extraterrestrial spacecraft — but is it?
Rock Star's Company Seeks UFOs, Finds Military Contract By Mindy Weisberger A private company that researches UFOs has a new contract with the U.S. government.
How Long Will It Take to Find Proof of Alien Life? By Meghan Bartels How long until we find evidence of life beyond Earth? If a panel of experts is on track with their estimates, it may be sooner than you think.
'Cursed' Primate Weirdos Have Extra Thumbs. Scientists Didn't Know About Them Until Now. By Mindy Weisberger The discovery of a previously unknown mini-thumb makes weird aye-ayes even weirder.
Dead Elephant Found Lying on Top of a Squashed Crocodile. What Happened? By Mindy Weisberger An elephant's seemingly final act after it was attacked by a crocodile was to collapse on top of the reptile, crushing the would-be predator.
Chernobyl's Control Room Is Now Open to Tourists … for 5 Minutes By Yasemin Saplakoglu Chernobyl tour companies have confirmed that the control room is open to the brave souls who wish to be closer to the scene of the disaster
Oobleck's Weird Properties Demystified By Stephanie Pappas Scientists have made the first 3D model of cornstarch and water, a bizarre substance called oobleck.
Meat Grown in Space for the First Time Ever By Chelsea Gohd This cultivated meat is "slaughter-free."
Elon Musk Doesn't Know Where the Aliens Are (So, Stop Asking) By Chelsea Gohd At a recent event in Boca Chica, Texas, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirms that, to his knowledge, we haven't yet discovered aliens.
Falling Fireballs Crashed in Chile Last Week. They Weren't Meteorites, Experts Say. By Nicoletta Lanese Chilean officials are investigating a curious collection of burning objects that fell onto parts of the country last week.
Could E.T. Have Bugged a Space Rock to Listen In on Earthlings? By Stephanie Pappas Mysterious objects trapped in Earth's orbit could be a place to look for alien surveillance technology.
Watch Supersonic Shock Waves Launch from a Bottle of Champagne By Yasemin Saplakoglu The split-second pop of a champagne cork is created by a quick escape of high-pressure gas long stuck in the bottle's neck.
UFOs Are Real — and You Were Never Supposed to See Them, Military Official Says By Brandon Specktor Remember those viral UFO videos you saw last year? The government would like you to forget them, please.
Long-Standing Problem of 'Golden Ratio' and Other Irrational Numbers Solved with 'Magical Simplicity' By Leila Sloman Mathematicians have finally proved a conjecture on approximating numbers with fractions
Florida Man Discovers Decades-Old Dead Body Using Google Earth By Mindy Weisberger ecades after a man in Florida mysteriously disappeared, Google Earth revealed the location of his skeletal remains — inside a submerged car.
