Sleeping microbes wake up after 100 million years buried under the seafloor By Rafi Letzter The microbes had been dormant below the ocean floor for eons, buried since the time of the dinosaurs. Then a team of scientists in Japan woke the little organisms up.
Pentagon's secret, defunct UFO-hunting program may still exist By Mindy Weisberger A federal program for investigating UFOs was purportedly discontinued in 2012, but the Pentagon's search for UFOs never stopped. Its findings may soon be released to the public.
US Space Force hires a horse to boldly go where rockets can't. (The beach) By Brandon Specktor The United States Space Force has a new recruit in their mission to keep planet Earth safe. His name is Ghost, and he likes to go clip-clop on the beach.
Antique vampire-slaying kit up for auction. Bible, crucifix and pistol included. By Mindy Weisberger An antique wooden box trimmed with brass holds all the tools that you might require in order to slay a vampire.
Are UFOs a threat? We need to investigate, says former head of secret US program By Mindy Weisberger Ex-military investigators seek answers about where UFOs come from and what their intentions might be, in a History Channel documentary series.
The electric hum of life may have originated with primordial lightning By Mara Johnson-Groh A low-frequency hum in our cells syncs may have synced with ancient sky bolts.
Mysterious radiation spike detected over Scandinavia By Tia Ghose Experts have said that a slight spike in radioactivity above northern Europe likely originated in Russia, but Russian nuclear plants in the area deny any abnormalities.
'It's not ours': Government denies knowledge of strange 'UFO' over Japanese city By Brandon Specktor A strange balloon-shaped 'UFO' appeared and disappeared over the city of Sendai, Japan on Wednesday (June 17).
'Exploding Whale Memorial Park' honors whale that went out with a bang By Mindy Weisberger A new park in Oregon gets its name from an explosive event in 1970: the dynamiting of a dead, beached sperm whale.
New robot 'explorer' dog will only set you back 63 stimulus checks By Brandon Specktor Boston Dynamics' robot dog 'Spot' is now for sale for a cool $74,500.
This underwater Italian 'ghost town' could reappear on land next year By Brandon Specktor The Tuscan town of Fabbriche di Careggine was flooded in 1946 to make room for a hydroelectric dam. It could make a rare appearance above water next year.
Newton's recipe for 'toad vomit lozenges' up for auction By Laura Geggel The trick, apparently, was to hang the toad upside down in a chimney for three days.
Monkey steals COVID-19 blood samples from a lab technician in India By Mindy Weisberger A monkey attacked a lab technician on the campus of a medical school in India and ran away with blood samples from three patients that were infected with COVID-19.
Guys, live cannonballs are not recyclable. Ask me how I know. By Mindy Weisberger A recycling center was recently evacuated after someone turned in a Civil War cannonball.
Did men's beards evolve to absorb a punch to the jaw? By Mindy Weisberger Thick facial hair could cushion the face and jaw, lending protection against punches, kicks and other combat blows.
Viral story of 'drunk elephants' in China is adorable ... and false. Here's what really happened. By Mindy Weisberger Photos of allegedly "drunken elephants" quickly went viral on Twitter. But the elephants weren't drunk, they were just resting, officials said.
Florida lizard breaks world poop record, dies constipated By Mindy Weisberger A curly-tailed lizard's belly was stretched by a mass of unpassed poo.
Conspiracy theorists falsely claim coronavirus pandemic is an elaborate hoax. Really? By Anatoliy Gruzd, Philip Mai In the midst of coronavirus pandemic, conspiracy theorists are sowing seeds of doubts about its severity and denying the very existence of the pandemic.
Elephants in China got drunk and passed out in a garden By Mindy Weisberger A herd of elephants recently overindulged on corn wine in a village in China's Yunnan Province, and a photo of two tipsy pachyderms went viral.
Why do some men have red beards, but not red hair? By Benjamin Plackett It all boils down to genetics.
