US Air Force F-16 pilot to take on an AI adversary in a simulated dogfight

Saturday, August 15, 2020

An experienced US Air Force F-16 pilot will do battle with an artificial intelligence adversary in a simulated dogfight next week, and it will be broadcast live for registered viewers.

— Business Insider

Tokyo has a drive-in haunted house. And it's terrifying

Saturday, August 15, 2020

A Japanese company has created an attraction that follows social distancing guidelines yet remains absolutely terrifying -- a drive-in haunted house.

— CNN

Cyborg locust designed to sniff out explosives

Saturday, August 15, 2020

Scientists created cyborg locust capable of sniffing out explosive vapors, which could one day be used by Homeland security to help search for bombs.

— Mail Online

The investigation into why a cable mysteriously broke on the Arecibo Observatory has begun

Saturday, August 15, 2020

The surprise failure damaged the giant radio telescope's reflector dish.

— Space.com

Did humans really wipe out the woolly rhino?

Saturday, August 15, 2020

The woolly rhino may not have been wiped out by human hunting practices as was previously believed.

— Unexplained Mysteries

Pentagon to launch task force to investigate UFO sightings

Friday, August 14, 2020

Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist will help oversee the task force, which is expected to be unveiled in the next few days.

— CNN

Meet the psychic that big-money Wall Street traders depend on

Friday, August 14, 2020

Traders are tapping psychic and tarot-card reader Hae Jun Jeon for investment advice.

— New York Post

Could Owl and Crocodilian Tears Lead to a Cure for Your Dry Eyes?

Friday, August 14, 2020

By studying the numerous ways animals keep their eyes wet and healthy, scientists hope to help address human vision problems.

— New York Times

Bill Gates on Covid Vaccine Timing, Hydroxychloroquine, and That 5G Conspiracy Theory

Friday, August 14, 2020

The Microsoft co-founder has steered $350 million toward coronavirus projects and says we’ll turn a corner next year.

— Bloomberg Businessweek

Mars-sized 'Light-bridge' on Surface of Sun Appears to Signal Break-up of Vast Sunspot

Friday, August 14, 2020

A massive sunspot on our star may be decaying, the discovery of a 5,000 mile-long bridge of light suggests.

— Newsweek

Milky Way-like galaxy found in deep space puzzles astronomers

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Using a clever gravity trick, researchers locate a distant galaxy reminiscent of our own.

— CNET

Moonstruck 'aroma sculptor' builds scent from space

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Michael Moisseeff has created the smell of the moon based on astronauts' reports.

— AFP

Europe's earliest bone tools found in Britain

Thursday, August 13, 2020

The bone tools came from a horse that humans butchered at the site for its meat.

— BBC News

Arecibo radio observatory damaged

Thursday, August 13, 2020

A broken cable created a gash 30 meters long in the main reflector dish.

— Space News

Another UFO and Strange Noises Reported in Berisso, Argentina

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Will this be the one that finally opens the disclosure door in Argentina?

— Mysterious Universe

Charlotte church's bible reading mentions earthquake moments before most powerful quake

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

A Catholic church in North Carolina which had a portion of 1 Kings for the Bible for its reading during an early Sunday morning Mass found the verse unusually timely.

— abc11.com

Painting Eyes on The Butts of Cattle Can Protect Them From Lions, Research Shows

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

The predation of livestock by carnivores, and the retaliatory killing of carnivores as a result, is a major global conservation challenge.

— Science Alert

Talking to the Dead in the Sunshine State

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Author Sarah Gerard was searching for facts, for a lost friend, and for what couldn’t be explained.

— New York Times

COVID-19 has fueled more than 2,000 rumors and conspiracy theories

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Such false information can have serious consequences — these rumors were linked to thousands of hospitalizations and hundreds of deaths.

— Live Science

Only in Japan: Burning a Mountain as a Celebration

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

On the fourth Saturday of each January, the dead grass of Mount Wakakusa is set ablaze as part of a unique and impressive festival.

— Oddity Central

Tom DeLonge’s Warped UFO Tour

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Space aliens are having a moment in America, thanks to the Blink-182 frontman’s E.T.-hunting A-team. But what’s his real plan?

— The New Republic

Scientists Say Lithium Should Be Added to Drinking Water to Prevent Suicides

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

A new study published in the 'British Journal of Psychiatry' finds a link between lithium in drinking water and lower suicide levels.

— VICE

75-Mile Long Shadow From Distant Storm Briefly Blocked Goodland’s Sunrise Tuesday

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

While making their morning weather observations, meteorologists spotted a shadow being cast from a distant thunderstorm.

— Denver.cbslocal.com

Ancient 'terror crocodiles' had teeth the size of bananas

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Scientists take a new look at the extinct, jumbo Deinosuchus and find it truly lived up to its name.

— CNET

Bat Boy Lives! An Oral History of Weekly World News

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

From 1979 to 2007, the tabloid captured the attention of supermarket customers with its bombastic headlines.

— Mental Floss

Rare Underwater Inca Offering Pulled From Lake Titicaca

Monday, August 10, 2020

Archaeologists in Bolivia have recovered a fully intact offering containing a miniature llama figurine and a gold bracelet.

— Gizmodo

How to Move Your Elephant During a Pandemic

Monday, August 10, 2020

After decades in captivity, an Asian elephant named Mara finally gained a chance to roam.

— New York Times

Is our solar system shaped like a deflated croissant?

Monday, August 10, 2020

Most scientists thought it would be comet-shaped.

— Space.com

This Abandoned Soviet Site Is Home to The Deepest Hole on The Planet

Monday, August 10, 2020

A large metal disc bolted to the ground caps a borehole that plummets more than 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) into the Earth.

— Science Alert

Scientists follow the nose to solve mystery of long-necked reptile

Monday, August 10, 2020

Scans suggest Tanystropheus, which lived 242m years ago, lived in water, researchers say.

— The Guardian