The voice of the late scientist was beamed into space on Friday, sending a message of peace and hope, heading toward a black hole approximately 3,500 light-years from Earth. Hawking’s voice was set to a piece of music by Greek electronic composer Vangelis and was broadcast by the European Space Agency, the AP reported. The […] More
Tourist Matthew Burrett reeled in the 324-pound shark during a recent trip with Phatcat Charters off the coast of Wales. (Courtesy Craig Deans) An angler wrestled with a 324-pound porbeagle shark off the coast of Milford Haven in Wales this week, bringing the “beast” briefly aboard a charter boat before tossing it back into the water. […] More
More than 1,000 beachgoers in Florida have been treated for jellyfish stings since Saturday, officials said. (iStock) More than 1,000 beachgoers in Florida have been treated for jellyfish stings since Saturday, Volusia County Beach Safety officials said. Overall, 1,193 people have been treated for jellyfish stings, Tammy Malphurs, a spokeswoman for Volusia County Beach Safety, […] More
If you had a hole drilled through your skull in historical times, the odds of surviving the ordeal were far better in the ancient Inca Empire of South America than they were in North America during the American Civil War, a new study finds. Researchers made the finding by studying more than 800 Inca skulls […] More
The decapitated head of the rattlesnake (Courtesy of Jennifer Sutcliffe) Shortly after a man killed a rattlesnake in his backyard, the rattlesnake’s severed head bit and injected venom into the man, seriously injuring him, according to news reports. The zombie-like incident happened when Jennifer Sutcliffe and her husband were working in their backyard near Corpus […] More
This photo shows a detailed figurine of a king’s head on display at the Israel Museum, dating to biblical times, and found last year near Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, in Jerusalem. (AP) A rare, miniature sculpture of a king’s head that dates back almost 3,000 years has prompted scholars to figure out whose face […] More
A kite surfer in California is spotted dodging a humpback whale as he rides the waves near San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. (Jennifer Hendershot/San Francisco Whale Tours) A kite surfer in California just narrowly missed a giant humpback while riding waves around San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge this week. A tour group was whale watching during […] More
One of the two orphaned black bear cubs. (The Wildlife Center of Virginia) The Wildlife Center of Virginia has a pair of new patients: Two furry, orphaned black bear cubs. The cubs were admitted to the wildlife center on June 6, shortly after their mother was reportedly shot by a homeowner in Amherst County. According […] More
NASA: Organic material found on Mars NASA makes a major announcement about the Curiosity rover’s findings on Mars. Does the discovery of organic material mean there is or was life on the red planet? NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has found organic molecules on Mars, the space agency revealed in a major announcement Thursday. During a press […] More
The garden snake appeared from her car’s air vent while she was driving, Fox 5 DC reported. (Lora Goff) A woman in Virginia reportedly got spooked earlier this week after a garden snake appeared from inside her car’s air vent. The roughly two-foot reptile began to snake itself over a phone cord in the car […] More
Elvis Presley’s first Las Vegas contract will be auctioned in the U.K. later this month. Described by auction house Henry Aldridge & Son as “an exceptionally iconic piece of Las Vegas and music history,” the William Morris Agency contract is signed by Presley in two places. The contract covers Presley’s two-week engagement at the New […] More
A rare two-headed snake is being raised by a New Orleans family after its discovery in a backyard. SWNS reports that wildlife educator Tanee Janusz, 39, adopted the western rat snake when a fellow member of her naturalist society found it in his garden. The foot-long reptile, which is 10 months old, has two heads […] More