This giant rectangular iceberg looks totally out of place in Antarctica
Humans tend to love right angles, but nature doesn’t produce them on its own all that often. Some minerals and rock formations go square all …
Articles by Mike Wehner
NASA’s incredible water system dumps 450,000 gallons in about a minute
Once a rocket leaves the launch pad, all eyes turn skyward, but the technology that keeps launch sites working at their peak efficiency is pretty …
A 72-year-old man was stoned to death by a group of insane monkeys and police don’t know what to do
The monkeys at your local zoo might look like a playful bunch, but a village in northern India is being harassed by primates that are …
Scientists spot bizarre ‘headless chicken monster’ lurking near the ocean floor
If you have even a casual interest in science or nature you probably already know that the animals lurking deep within Earth’s oceans tend to …
Astronomers spot the youngest known pulsar ever, and boy is it pretty
Many of the objects NASA and other scientific bodies choose to study in space are incredibly old, but that’s not the case with Kes 75. …
NASA wants you to make stuff it can send to the Moon
As we’ve known for several months now, NASA is headed back to the Moon. The administration will be sending all manner of instruments to the …
Newfound species of ancient piranha-like fish would have made a meal of you, very slowly
It goes without saying that you could find some pretty dangerous animals if you were to travel back in time tens of millions of years …
New study says not exercising is pretty much the worst thing you can possibly do
It’s no secret that there are a lot of things that can potentially impact your overall health. What food you eat, what habits you adopt …
A big chunk of space junk came crashing down in California, and it’s just been identified
When a farmer in Hanford, California took a casual stroll out to his walnut orchard recently, the last thing he expected to find was a …
Virtual reality experience forces people to lose their jobs and homes, boosts empathy
Reading a news story about an increase in the homeless population might make you feel sad for a moment but if we’re all being honest …
Last winter’s flu season was even more deadly than you can imagine
For many people, flu season is little more than annoyance, but every single year thousands of people die from whatever strain of the disease is …
The T Rex’s tiny baby arms might have been way more useful than they seem
Running into a Tyrannosaurus rex in the wild would have been a truly frightening thing for just about any animal that roamed the earth between …
China wants to put a big fake moon in orbit to reflect sunlight back down at night
The Moon is great, but apparently it’s just not enough for the city of Chengdu in China. Not satisfied with the meager light the Moon …
Humans have found a way to kill the world’s largest living organism
Humans are already thought to be largely responsible for the almost complete extinction of massive mammals, simply because we can’t stop killing the big ones. …
Oops: Researchers say 3.7 billion-year-old ‘fossils’ are probably just rocks
Hunting for fossils is a difficult business in the first place, but the challenge is multiplied the farther back in time you’re searching. Finding bones …
Floyd Mayweather and Khabib Nurmagomedov want to fight because nothing is sacred anymore
Floyd Mayweather, the undefeated boxing great who has made a career out of doing exactly enough to win decisions in the ring, is looking to …
NASA is playing a ‘claw game’ on Mars, and it’s even more complex than your local arcade
Scoring a stuffed animal or small trinket from a classic claw game at your local arcade can leave you feeling frustrated and full of rage, …
Man’s death linked to consumption of squirrel brains
Hunting for your own food can be a rewarding and liberating thing, but knowing where to stop when preparing wild game for consumption is obviously …
Canada’s legal weed laws are now in effect, so it’s a good time to be Canadian
It’s been years in the making, but Canada has finally officially legalized marijuana sales and use for recreational purposes, becoming just the second country on …
The robots are dancing now
As humans, it’s important to keep track of what robots are doing. We know with 99 percent certainty — thanks to Hollywood films pre-historical documentaries …
NASA’s Chandra spacecraft snaps out of ‘safe mode’ funk, resumes operations
It was only a few days ago that NASA announced its Chandra X-Ray Observatory was experiencing a bit of unexpected downtime. The spacecraft was forced …
Scientists are going to face off in Los Angeles to decide where the next Mars rover lands
Hey, we’re going to Mars! Well, not us specifically, but NASA is, and they really need to know where to land before they light the …
NASA astronaut on failed Soyuz launch: ‘The first two minutes were great’
It’s now been nearly a week since the Soyuz rocket ferrying a NASA astronaut and Russian cosmonaut failed during launch, leading to a mission abort …
Massive planets spotted near young star leave astronomers scratching their heads
Astronomers have a pretty good handle on how stars and the planets around them form, and it’s believed to be a process that takes many …
Google’s AI is now better than doctors at spotting breast cancer
Cancer researchers are constantly advancing the technology that doctors use to screen for, detect, and treat all kinds of cancers, and the survivability prospects have …
Man wants to trade his private island for an incredibly rare Porsche
If you ever reach the where you have a private island just sitting around unused, there’s a good chance you’re already pretty satisfied with your …
Archaeologists found a child who was given a ‘vampire burial’ to keep them from becoming a zombie
When archaeologists discover remains that have been hidden for hundreds and hundreds of years there’s a few things they might expect. Brittle bones, loose teeth, …
Russia thinks it knows why its trusty Soyuz rocket failed
Last week’s seemingly routine Roscosmos launch to the International Space Station went a bit sideways after the rocket carrying a NASA astronaut and his Russian …
NASA’s one last hope for reviving the Opportunity rover may rest with Mars itself
With NASA’s Hubble and Chandra spacecraft both choosing the same week to malfunction, it’s obviously been a trying time for space agency engineers who are …
Now there’s something wrong with NASA’s Chandra spacecraft, too
It’s been something of a rough week for NASA. First, news broke that the legendary Hubble space telescope has been forced to enter a safe …
