Four killer whales were caught last Friday (12) “surfing” on a beach in Sandy Bay, New Zealand. The presence of orcas caused panic on the beach. Surfers who saw the […] full story
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Military jet is nearly engulfed in ‘ball’ of birds just feet from runway
A U.S. military plane passes close to a flock of birds as it approached the runway from the airport of Fort Smith, Arkansas (USA). Despite the scene’s “threatening”, the pilot […] full story
Stone age engravings discovered in Amazon resurface
A drought in Brazil has revealed engravings which may be several thousand years old and possibly provide evidence of an ancient civilization. The images which were previously submerged and are […] full story
UHOH! Oldest Martian Meteorite Not as Old as Thought
The Allan Hills meteorite, named for the site where it was found in Antarctica, was once thought to contain fossil traces of life. That idea has been mostly dismissed, and […] full story
Two 1.9 million-year-old skeletons found in a South African cave
Two 1.9 million-year-old skeletons found in a South African cave have added a new and intriguing member to the primate family. Dubbed Australopithecus sediba, it has many features — including […] full story
Get Connected: Ultrathin Silk-Based Electronics Make Better Brain Implants
Silk has made its way from the soft curves of the body to the spongy folds of the brain. Engineers have now designed silk-based electronics that stick to the surface […] full story
Mystery Object Defies Astronomical Classification
The newly discovered mystery companion forms a binary system with the brown dwarf, located 460 light-years away in the Taurus star-forming system. The object is too light to be another […] full story
Leopard attacks wild boar, but Gets Whooped
The British photographer Mike Bailey, 61, caught a fight between a leopard and a female wild boar in an area of the Kwando River in Botswana. To the surprise of […] full story
Meteor Fragment Discovered by Farmer
A small chunk of rock believed to be a fragment from a meteor that burst into a stunning fireball over Wisconsin Wednesday night was discovered by a farmer after it […] full story
Dog gets fired for sleeping during bar robbery
A dog was retired from his post of a guard dog after sleeping during the single round at the pub where he worked for 12 years. The thiefs took thousands […] full story