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2016

Weird, Oozing Super-Earth Planet Has Hot Nights, Even Hotter Days
Weird, Oozing Super-Earth Planet Has Hot Nights, Even Hotter Days
This exoplanet is a super-Earth, a rocky world nearly twice Earth's width and eight times its mass.— Space.com
Village of 100-Year-Olds: Rosemary holds secret to Italian community with 300 centenarians
Village of 100-Year-Olds: Rosemary holds secret to Italian community with 300 centenarians
Scientists will study the village to find the secret of a long and disease-free life.— EXPRESS.co.uk
Giant Hail Storm Prediction Getting Better
Giant Hail Storm Prediction Getting Better
A team of University of Oklahoma researchers are working on a supercomputer to develop a better understanding of severe hail storms.— Discovery News
Did Modern Humans Wipe Out the 'Hobbits'?
Did Modern Humans Wipe Out the 'Hobbits'?
The tiny denizens of Flores island died out earlier than we thought, and suspiciously close to when Homo sapiens arrived in the region.— National Geographic News
Could Some 'Ghost Lights' be Linked to Mystery Booms?
Could Some 'Ghost Lights' be Linked to Mystery Booms?
The presence of "earthquake lights" has been observed in conjunction with some seismic activity.— Mysterious Universe
Creepy New Fossil Shows the Dawn of Spiders
Creepy New Fossil Shows the Dawn of Spiders
The 305-million-year-old arachnid acts as a bridge between known proto-spiders and today's elegant weavers.— National Geographic News
Experts Doubt Claims of 'Hidden Chambers' in King Tut's Tomb
Experts Doubt Claims of 'Hidden Chambers' in King Tut's Tomb
Officials at Egypt's antiquities ministry released radar data that they said showed the presence of hidden cavities inside the tomb.— LiveScience
Amateur Astronomer Captures Mystery Object Crashing Into Jupiter
Amateur Astronomer Captures Mystery Object Crashing Into Jupiter
Likely an asteroid or comet, the object was pulled into the thick atmosphere of the largest planet in our solar system.— Popular Mechanics
'Siberian Unicorn' Existed Much More Recently Than Thought
'Siberian Unicorn' Existed Much More Recently Than Thought
New research at Tomsk State University in Russia indicates that the "unicorn" may have lived until 29,000 years ago.— Discovery News
150 years of misfortune in Griffith Park: A curse, ghosts and, now, an unknown woman's skull
150 years of misfortune in Griffith Park: A curse, ghosts and, now, an unknown woman's skull
The Los Angeles park has enough strange and sometimes grim history for a movie of its own.— Washington Post
Realistic Robot Lady Cheerfully Agrees To Destroy Humans
Realistic Robot Lady Cheerfully Agrees To Destroy Humans
A new creepy robotic head called "Sophia" showed off her skills recently with human-like facial expressions and responsive speech.— Discovery News
Asteroid barrage may have birthed a short-lived ocean on Mars
Asteroid barrage may have birthed a short-lived ocean on Mars
Mars may once have had an ocean – but only for a geological blink of an eye.— New Scientist
Robots are coming for your job
Robots are coming for your job
The so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution has found its first victims: blue-collar workers and the poor.— LA Times
What Are Cats Trying to Tell Us? Science Will Explain
What Are Cats Trying to Tell Us? Science Will Explain
A new project is underway to decode kitty communication-- and figure out if cats really like all that baby talk.— National Geographic News
Oklahoma Is Now as Much of an Earthquake Risk as California
Oklahoma Is Now as Much of an Earthquake Risk as California
A new federal hazard map includes man-made quakes for the first time.— TIME
The Lost World Island of the Giant Bugs
The Lost World Island of the Giant Bugs
The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) is truly a behemoth, with adult male specimens measuring up to 15 cm (6 inches) long.— Mysterious Universe
Woman Tracks Lost People in Her Dreams, Finds Lost Objects With Intuition
Woman Tracks Lost People in Her Dreams, Finds Lost Objects With Intuition
Abilities aren’t so "strange" if viewed through the lens of Native American culture.— Epoch Times
Argentina: A Red Sphere Emerged at Punta Piedras
Argentina: A Red Sphere Emerged at Punta Piedras
Witnesses saw a reddish sphere rise out of the water, and climb several meters, before speeding off toward Uruguay.— Inexplicata
Could the sun emit a killer 'superflare'?
Could the sun emit a killer 'superflare'?
New research suggests our star might be capable of huge solar flares that could bring modern society to a standstill. The emphasis is on "might."— CNET
Volcano in Alaska sends ash spewing 20,000 feet high
Volcano in Alaska sends ash spewing 20,000 feet high
The Pavlof Volcano, located on the Aleutian Islands, began "erupting abruptly" Sunday afternoon.— CNN
We must teach AI machines to play nice and police themselves
We must teach AI machines to play nice and police themselves
Within 20 years, we will reach a point where machines are definitively smarter and more powerful than we are.— The Telegraph
The first urban drone delivery just happened in Nevada
The first urban drone delivery just happened in Nevada
Hawthorne, Nevada is now the site of what might be a historic precedent: the first urban delivery in the United States by a fully autonomous drone.— Popular Science
Isaac Newton's recipe for magical 'Philosopher's Stone' rediscovered
Isaac Newton's recipe for magical 'Philosopher's Stone' rediscovered
17th-century alchemy manuscript reveals ingredients it was thought could make people immortal.— Mail Online
Triangular UFO seen hovering above Vladimir Putin's home city
Triangular UFO seen hovering above Vladimir Putin's home city
The mysterious craft remains almost completely still for two and a half minutes as a plane flies overhead.— Mirror.co.uk
Prophet claims WWIII to start in three months after Europe closes borders
Prophet claims WWIII to start in three months after Europe closes borders
Pastor Ricardo Salazar is claiming to be a new Nostradamus with predicted dates for asteroid strikes, WWIII and the even the second coming of Christ.— EXPRESS.co.uk
The mystery of the minimal cell, a new synthetic life form
The mystery of the minimal cell, a new synthetic life form
Can scientists pare down the layers of complexity to reveal the essence of life, the foundation on which biology is built?— Wired
Is NASA's 'impossible' fuel-free thruster a step closer to reality?
Is NASA's 'impossible' fuel-free thruster a step closer to reality?
The so-called EM Drive creates thrust by bouncing microwaves around in an enclosed chamber, and uses only solar power.— Mail Online
Moon base could be operational by 2022, according to NASA
Moon base could be operational by 2022, according to NASA
The $10 billion project includes returning to the lunar surface and establishing the first extra-terrestrial human outpost.— Huffington Post
Fish walks, climbs waterfalls like a salamander
Fish walks, climbs waterfalls like a salamander
A species of cavefish in Thailand has been documented walking and climbing waterfalls in a manner similar to four-footed creatures such as salamanders.— Discovery News
Self-cleaning clothes could soon be available
Self-cleaning clothes could soon be available
Researchers are developing clothes that can be cleaned simply by exposing them to a light source.— Unexplained Mysteries

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