A massive iceberg is looming near a tiny village in Greenland. (Reuters) An 11-million ton iceberg, perched off the coast of a tiny Greenland village, is striking fear in the hearts of residents. Residents of Innaarsuit worry that a chunk of it could break off and unleash a tsunami upon the town. What happens to the […] More
this image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, acquired May 13, 2018 during winter at the South Pole of Mars, shows a carbon dioxide ice cap covering the region and as the sun returns in the spring, “spiders” begin to emerge from the landscape. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona) Arachnophobia is defined as the “extreme or irrational […] More
Newly published research shows that hundreds of depressions on Mars’ surface, known as “ghost dunes,” could hold evidence of ancient life. The research, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, shows that each of the ancient dunes (most likely sand dunes) are the size of the U.S. Capitol. They’ve remained preserved for years because […] More
A man in Pulaski, New York awoke to an unsettling surprise late last month: a boa constrictor. The snake fell from the ceiling and landed on the man, who was not identified, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation announced Wednesday. Matt Foster, a department agent, arrived at the home on June 29 after “a […] More
One of the artifacts gets excavated from a layer that is 2.1 million years old. The artifact here is a stone from which three flakes were removed. Credit: Zhaoyu Zhu Our ancient human relatives got around more than scientists previously thought. Researchers in China excavated stone tools that were likely made by our human ancestors […] More
The star system Eta Carinae erupted in the 1840s, from Earth’s perspective, creating the Homunculus Nebula visible in this image from the Hubble Space Telescope. New work shows the system spitting ultrafast cosmic rays. Credit: NASA, ESA and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team A huge star system 7,500 light-years away is shooting out radiation at […] More
The giant black granite sarcophagus discovered in Alexandria, Egypt. (Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities) A mysterious ancient black granite sarcophagus has been discovered in Egypt. The tomb, which dates back to the Ptolemaic period between 305 B.C. and 30 B.C., was uncovered in the city of Alexandria. In a Facebook post, Dr. Mostafa Waziri, general secretary […] More
The young male bear was found dead in Warner Robins, police said. (Warner Robins Police Department) Authorities with the Warner Robins Police Department found a dead bear on Wednesday, marking the eighth to be hit and killed in middle Georgia so far this year, wildlife officials said. The male bear, approximately a year-and-a-half old, was […] More
Brown recluse spiders are dead in a trap inside of Angela Wright’s home. (Angela Wright) A Brentwood, Tenn. woman who was recently treated for a brown recluse spider bite later found dozens more in her apartment, she claims. Angela Wright was rushed to the hospital, unable to walk and hallucinating, after she was bitten by […] More
A California kayaker fishing for halibut got a surprise visit from a 12-foot great white shark off the coast of Monterey this week. Eddy Willis, a California native who now works for the Department of Wildlife in Nevada, captured the exciting encounter on video. “Great white shark. There he is!” Hill exclaimed, while dipping the camera […] More
Pre-launch photo of NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (NASA) NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover remains silent as a giant dust storm continues to swirl on the Red Planet. The storm began on May 30 and grew to encircle the entire planet a few weeks later. With so much dust in the air, the […] More
An 81-year-old man in Texas is thankful to be alive after being stung by hundreds of bees. Fox 26 reports that Thomas Mizell, a farmer who lives in Liberty County, was clearing land for a fence line on his property when he was suddenly attacked by a massive number of bees. No one was around […] More