Scientists are about to hunt for the Loch Ness Monster’s DNA, but they’re not exactly hopeful
Once one of the hottest mythical creatures on the block, the Loch Ness Monster has fallen out of favor in recent years. Sightings of the …
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One incredibly brave man is going to attempt to swim across the Pacific Ocean
Doing a dozen laps at the local county pool is enough to leave most of us slightly winded and needing a break, but Ben Lecomte …
Photographer captures incredible moment a bald eagle accidentally scooped up a baby fox
Mother Nature can be a pretty scary thing, especially if you’re a tiny little fox in the crosshairs of a mighty Bald Eagle. One young …
Creepy killer worms are invading France and probably also your nightmares
Scientists are great at observing invasive species when they’re above ground, but as the 1990 horror film Tremors taught us it’s much more difficult to …
Here’s how much all life on Earth weighs, and how insignificant humans are by comparison
Ever wonder how much mass the entirety of Earth’s lifeforms weigh? No? Well, scientists definitely do, and a new study published in the Proceedings of …
Watch SpaceX deliver NASA’s gravity-sniffing GRACE satellites into orbit today
SpaceX is continuing its rapid-fire schedule of rocket launches today with a dual-purpose mission to deliver satellites for both NASA and its communications client Iridium. …
Hitler is definitely not living on the Moon, scientists say
Adolf Hitler is dead. That’s probably not news to the vast majority of people, but the German dictator’s fate is something that conspiracy theorists have …
Watch lightning roll across the US in a gorgeous time-lapse video from space
Thunderstorms can produce some pretty impressive light shows for us here on Earth, but spotting it from space can prove a tricky task. Determining exactly …
How material from your smartphone could lead to breakthrough cancer treatments
The jury is still out with regards to whether long-term exposure to cell phone radiation has the potential to promote certain types of cancers, especially …
This bizarre exo-asteroid is our Solar System’s first confirmed interstellar immigrant
Immigration is a hotly-debated topic around the world, but it turns out that our Solar System is far more welcoming than some of the countries …
China inches closer to Moon exploration with launch of new satellite
China really, really, really wants to explore the Moon — more specifically, the dark side of the Moon. The country has been steadily moving towards …
NASA’s planet-hunting TESS satellite just took a photo that will make you feel so, so tiny
NASA’s newly-launched TESS — that stands for Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite in case you were wondering — is an incredibly powerful piece of hardware. It …
Yes, there might actually be a ‘Planet Nine,’ and the evidence is mounting
Lots of us grew up learning that there were nine planets in the Solar System. In the early 2000s we were told a different story, …
Republican congressman argues that rocks falling into the ocean are causing sea levels to rise
Imagine being a climate scientist. You spend years of your life studying the ebbs and flows of the Earth, gathering data, studying trends, and eventually …
Hooray! Romaine lettuce is almost safe to eat again!
There’s good news and bad news on the E. coli outbreak front this week. Which one do you want first? The good news? Okay! According …
Lizards with green blood leave scientists scratching their heads
In science fiction, green blood is common. Monsters often have green blood because it’s strange and scary, the Xenomorphs from the Alien franchise have acidic …
International group of scientists suggest that octopuses might actually be aliens
Normally when you see a story about someone claiming that aliens are hanging out here on Earth its origins can be traced to a misguided …
Forget Laurel or Yanny, this new viral sound clip is even more mind-boggling
In the beginning, there was The Dress, and the internet was mighty confused. In May 2018, Yanny vs Laurel fever took the internet by storm, …
A banned ozone-destroying chemical is being produced somewhere, but scientists can’t figure out where
Scientists worked for years to prove that certain manmade chemicals were slowly eating away at the precious layer of ozone surrounding the planet and, one …
Cops find a $300,000 McLaren destroyed in the desert, and the driver was nowhere to be found
Finding an abandoned, broken-down car on the side of US road isn’t exactly out of the ordinary, but when that car is a $300,000 exotic …
Researchers explain how ancient ‘Chicken From Hell’ protected its eggs from its own weight
Many modern birds perch atop their eggs in order to keep them warm and safe from the elements. Doing so gives the species an edge …
I’ll never get tired of seeing the huge, awkward Super Guppy – the plane that carries planes
It’s not often that a piece of technology can still leave you in awe 50+ years after its creation, but that exactly the kind of …
The universe’s hungriest black hole eats three suns per week
Scientists at the Australian National University have discovered the Universe’s fastest-growing black hole, a monster that gobbles up a mass the same size as Earth’s …
A giant asteroid will buzz past Earth this evening, but scientists aren’t worried
Just after 6PM this evening, an asteriod the size of a city block will zing past the Earth, travelling at around 8 miles per second. …
There might be alien life in our solar system, but not the kind you might expect
Scientists say there’s a real chance we’ll soon discover proof of alien life in our solar system, but it’s not going to be the kind …
Scientists release new evidence of liquid water under Europa’s icy crust
If we’re going to find extraterrestrial life inside of our own Solar System there’s only a handful of places where scientists believe we might find …
New drone video shows just how terrifying and destructive Hawaii’s ongoing lava flows really are
When Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted on the state’s Big Island earlier this month it started off pretty mild. Initial reports stated that the lava bubbled …
Solider gets new ear after doctors grow one on her own arm
When Shamika Burrage survived a devastating car crash two years ago, she didn’t come out entirely unscathed. The 21-year-old, who is a private in the …
London is under attack… from caterpillars
When you think of invasive species, a fluffy little caterpillar probably isn’t the first that that comes to mind — that is, unless you happen …
SpaceX just successfully landed its most powerful rocket yet
By now, SpaceX landing one of its Falcon 9 rockets (or even landing two, for that matter) is barely worthy of a headline. But late …
