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World's oldest bug discovered in Scotland
Scientists from Texas have identified the tiny fossil of a millipede that lived more than 425 million years ago.
— Unexplained Mysteries
Man home alone films 'haunted dolls moving on their own' inside glass cabinet
Chad Gassert was home alone when he said he spotted three dolls 'moving on their own' inside a cabinet in his living room - so he started filming for evidence before sharing it online
— Mirror.co.uk
Robot cars to deliver prescription medicine in Texas
The driverless car startup Nuro is deploying its fleet of robocars in Texas to deliver people's prescriptions.
— Mail Online
Salvagers may cut open the Titanic and pull out its 'voice', judge rules
A federal judge has given a salvage company permission to cut open the hull of the RMS Titanic in order to retrieve the ship's famed Marconi Wireless Telegraph Machine.
— LiveScience
'Cannabis burned during worship' by ancient Israelites - study
Ancient Israelites burned cannabis as part of their religious rituals, an archaeological study has found.
— BBC News
The Vast of Night reboots the glee of UFO conspiracy culture
Amazon Studios' new lo-fi, sci-fi flick is embroidered with references to UFO and close encounter lore.
— Wired
New human-mouse chimera is the most human yet
A newly-created mouse-human embryo contains up to 4% human cells — the most human cells yet of any chimera, or an organism made of two different sets of DNA.
— LiveScience
SpaceX, NASA astronauts make preparations for second attempt at historic launch
SpaceX and NASA are making preparations for their second attempt at a historic launch that will see astronauts travel to space from U.S. soil for the first time since 2011.
— FOX News
The apocalyptic virus that would make COVID-19 seem irrelevant
Leading scientist warns of the danger of a pandemic triggered by chicken farms that could kill half the world's population.
— Daily Mail
Mysterious 'Fermi Bubbles' may be the result of black hole indigestion 6 million years ago
A black hole burp filled the Milky Way's center with mysterious invisible structures, a new study suggests.
— Live Science
Funerals in space: The people who send their ashes into orbit
Services such as Celestis and Aura Flights send remains to the skies in an epic final journey.
— CNET
Paranormal Helpline is Getting Popular
A man in India has started a hotline for people who are experiencing unexplained activity in their homes.
— Mysterious Universe
Virtual Reality, Real Grief
A South Korean documentary reunited a grieving mother with her dead daughter—in VR.
— Slate
Adorable Pooch Touted as Having the Longest Snout in the World
Borzoi hounds typically have longer snouts than most other dog breeds, but one specimen is getting a lot of attention.
— Oddity Central
New clues to deep earthquake mystery
Deep earthquakes—those at least 300 kilometers below the surface—don't typically cause damage, but they are often widely felt.
— Phys Org
Elongated Skulls Discovered Offer Bizarre Clues About Roman Empire’s Collapse
Artificially elongated skulls discovered in Hungary have offered valuable evidence of life during the Roman Empire’s collapse.
— The Vintage News
The remarkable power of the prickly pear
A stalwart of the Mexican landscape is finding a second life powering up buildings in the desert.
— BBC Future
Robert the Doll’s Online Hexfest Goes Mainstream
He's altering the deal. Pray he does not alter it further.
— Stranger Dimensions
Plague doctors: Separating medical myths from facts
The plague doctor costume looks like a cross between a steampunk crow and the Grim Reaper.
— Live Science
Unexplained Phenomena Keep Suggesting the Universe Isn’t What We Thought
Two unrelated studies recently raised the same possibility: the laws of physics might not apply everywhere.
— Motherboard
India yogi who claimed to live without food or water dies aged 90
The long-haired and bearded Prahlad Jani dressed in red and wore a nose ring in the fashion of Hindu goddesses.
— AFP
After 17 Years Underground, Cicadas Stage a 2020 Southern Invasion
The big and noisy insects have started to emerge and are looking to mate in Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina.
— New York Times
Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs hit just right for maximum damage
A new study of Chicxulub crater in Mexico has revealed that the angle and speed of the impact were probably in the perfect range.
— New Scientist
The Mysterious Anomaly Weakening Earth's Magnetic Field Seems to Be Splitting
New satellite data from the European Space Agency (ESA) reveal that the anomaly weakening Earth's magnetic field continues to evolve.
— Science Alert
Ready, SETI, go: Is there a race to contact E.T.?
If so, China may be in the lead.
— Live Science
Say Hello to 'Glacier Mice,' a Herd of Mysterious Moving Moss Balls
The glacier moss balls are commonly referred to as “glacier mice,” and were the subject of a recent study.
— Earther
UFO Subreddit Was Subject to Systemic Censorship
The moderators of Reddit’s UFO community automatically censored posts referring to ‘Brazil,’ ‘Navy,’ and ‘Pentagon.’
— VICE
Text Found on Supposedly Blank Dead Sea Scroll Fragments
Invisible to the naked eye, researchers revealed lines of ancient script in new photographs.
— Smithsonian Magazine
Astronomers Just Found an Extremely Rare 'Ring of Fire' Galaxy in The Early Universe
Astronomers discovered a galaxy wearing the battlescars of a cosmic brawl from 10.8 billion years ago.
— Science Alert