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'Godzilla shark': 300 million-year-old fossil discovered in New Mexico
The fossilized skeleton was discovered in the Manzano Mountains about 30 miles southwest of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
— Mystery Wire
Hidden magma pools pose eruption risks that we can't yet detect
A new study explores a threat volcanologists discovered only recently: surprisingly shallow magma pools that are too small to be detected with common volcano monitoring equipment.
— Phys Org
Former Kansas City funeral home-turned-bar offers a paranormal experience
In downtown Kansas City, Kansas, one dive bar is serving up spirits, in more ways than one.
— WDAF-TV
Tiny Jurassic 'Monkeydactyl' has the oldest pair of thumbs on Earth
This three-foot-wide pterosaur raised its thumbs up way before it was cool.
— Live Science
Could we hide the Earth from alien visitors?
What if it were possible to hide from a hostile alien civilization by 'cloaking' the entire planet?
— Unexplained Mysteries
Astronauts who die during Mars mission could be buried on the Red Planet
Fallen astronauts could be released into the final frontier, buried in a Martian graveyard or eaten by surviving crew members.
— Mail Online
Florida Keys to see release of first genetically modified mosquitoes
In an effort to fight insect-borne viruses like Zika, dengue fever and malaria, genetically modified mosquitoes are set to be released in the Florida Keys.
— Fox News
The U.S. military takes UFOs seriously. Why doesn't Silicon Valley or academia?
The government wants to know if these unidentified objects pose a military threat. But they also represent an opportunity to advance science and technology.
— NBC News
Will AI ever be conscious?
As society gets closer to human-level AI, scientists debate what it means to exist.
— Interesting Engineering
First part-human, part-monkey embryo created by scientists
Researchers have grown human stem cells in monkey embryos to try and better understand how the cells communicate.
— The Sun
Prince Philip was fascinated by UFOs
The late Duke, who died this month aged 99, had long maintained a keen interest in the UFO phenomenon.
— Unexplained Mysteries
Tour the haunted 'The Blue Ghost' World War II ship
Many stories have emerged from tourists and former crew members over the years of paranormal activity aboard the ship.
— KNUE.com
NASA picks SpaceX and Starship to send Artemis astronauts to the moon
Elon Musk's rocket company was the only one selected to provide the spacecraft that'll take the next humans to the lunar surface.
— CNET
Hidden 'embassy' of legendary Mayan city is found!
Ruins of 4th-century diplomatic compound in Guatemala are uncovered using airborne laser scans.
— Mail Online
Planet Nine Astronomers Recommend Looking in the Inner Oort Cloud
There is a ring of space objects in the Oort cloud.
— Mysterious Universe
These Rocks Made a 1,000-Mile Trek. Did Dinosaurs Carry Them?
Researchers suggest a collection of prehistoric stones found in Wyoming journeyed from Wisconsin.
— New York Times
More People are Being Buried in Custom-Made Caskets
The designer coffin industry is on the rise—and everything, from leopard print to giant cream doughnuts, is on the table.
— VICE
How could we build an invisibility cloak to hide Earth from an alien civilization?
Astronomy Professor David Kipping proposes a method to hide our planet from long range viewing.
— The Conversation
Giant armed robot sculptures loom over streets of rebel-controlled Donetsk
They are among several sculptures of Transformers and other machines dotted around the Ukrainian city.
— The U.S. Sun
Alien hunters should search for artifacts on the moon, study suggests
Artifacts last longer than signals and may be cheaper for alien civilizations to send out.
— Space.com
The Race to Patent Psychedelics Is Just Getting Started
Psychedelics now appear in patent applications for Philip Morris e-cigarettes, periodontal disease, hair loss, weight loss, and food allergies.
— Motherboard
100,000-year-old Neanderthal footprints show children playing in the sand
They could be Europe's oldest.
— Live Science
The genetic mistakes that could shape our species
New technologies may have already introduced genetic errors to the human gene pool.
— BBC Future
24 Puzzling Parenting Tips From the 1800s
In his 1894 book, Dr. Luther Emmett Holt introduced the concept of 'airing,' or exposing infants to cold temperatures.
— Mental Floss
Noise Can Be Detrimental to Plant Life – Affects Persist Even Years After the Noise Has Been Removed
Though noise may change moment by moment for humans, it has a more lasting effect on trees and plants.
— SciTechDaily
See a meteor explode in a fireball that lit up Florida skies
No, it wasn't that asteroid that made a close pass this week.
— CNET
Why Do People Scream? Screaming Conveys at Least 6 Emotions
Joy and pleasure are two of six distinct "alarm" or "non-alarm" human screams.
— Psychology Today
NASA Releases Breathtaking Image of Rolling Blue Dunes on Mars
The image of rolling blue and gold dunes shows a side of the planet few see.
— My Modern Net
What a 1,600-year-old New Zealand tree can tell us about climate change
Buried in mud for millennia, some of the hulking kauri trees in rural Northland are portals to the past, present, and future of Earth’s climate.
— Vox