Bones Found 76 Years Ago Could Actually Be Amelia Earhart"s

Scientists believe they have gotten one step closer to cracking the mystery of Amelia Earhart’s 1937 disappearance. Measurements indicate that a partial skeleton found on a remote Pacific island in 1940 could have belonged to the pilot, researchers .....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostNov 1st, 2016

Adorable American Pika Is Fast Disappearing, And We"re Doing Nothing To Stop It

The evidence seems unequivocal: The American pika is rapidly vanishing from the mountains of the western U.S., and scientists say it is climate change that has imperiled these tiny mammals. Yet the Fish and Wildlife Service last month denied the pika prot.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 27th, 2016

Scientists Want Your Help To Locate "Spiders" On Mars

None of the itsy-bitsy spidery things in the image above are tiny, nor are they on Earth. Those creepy-crawlers are surface features on Mars, which have been photographed near the south pole of the red planet for years by the HiRISE camera onboard NASA&rs.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 27th, 2016

You Control This Guy"s Actions In A "Choose Your Own Adventure" Breakup

Who wouldn’t want to go back in time after a breakup to phrase something differently, bring up a better point, or not say something stupid? After hover cars, it’s the most popular request that scientists get.* “We Need To Talk” is .....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 24th, 2016

Artist Depicts The Theory Of Evolution In 1,250 Face Paintings

A London artist has managed to convey the entire history of life on our planet in less than two minutes ― and she only needed to paint her face 1,250 times. Emma Allen has made a name for herself through an innovative combination of face painting and st.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 24th, 2016

This Unlucky Fellow Is The First Known Victim Of A Boomerang Attack

A centuries-old skeleton unearthed two years ago in an Australian national park is being called the first known victim of a boomerang attack. Scientists who analyzed the bones ― identified as those of a young man who died violently in the 13th century â.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 19th, 2016

Are 2 Small, Dark Moons Hiding In The Rings Of Uranus?

Uranus might have a secret. A new analysis of data from the Voyager 2 spacecraft, which passed Uranus in 1986, revealed that two of the planet’s rings have a telltale wavy pattern that could indicate the presence of a pair of small moons. .....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 18th, 2016

No Surprise, The "Planet Earth II" Trailer Is Totally Epic

After 10 years of waiting like a predator surveying its prey, the trailer for “Planet Earth II” was released to the masses on Friday. Naturally, the footage of wildlife in habitats across the globe is nothing short of remarkable. There are ani.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 15th, 2016

UFO Aliens Built Space Launch Facility On Earth 7,000 Years Ago, Discovered Pluto And Planet X Or Nibiru, Iraqi ...

UFO Aliens Built Space Launch Facility On Earth 7,000 Years Ago, Discovered Pluto And Planet X Or Nibiru, Iraqi ........»»

Category: aliensSource: ufonewsOct 6th, 2016

Two People With Rare Disorder Offer Clues To Humans" Mysterious ‘Sixth Sense’

Two people with a rare and little-understood disorder have helped scientists identify a gene that may be responsible for our “sixth sense” of body awareness. In a study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine, scientist.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostSep 23rd, 2016

Harvard Honors Strangest Discoveries In Science With Ig Nobels

Some scientists who make astonishing breakthroughs win a Nobel Prize. But there are others whose discoveries make people think, “Wow, it’s astonishing someone actually thought to study that.” Things like how polyester pants affect the se.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostSep 22nd, 2016

Watch Live As Harvard Honors Strangest Discoveries In Science

Some scientists who make astonishing breakthroughs win a Nobel Prize. But there are others whose discoveries make people think, “Wow, it’s astonishing someone actually thought to study that.” Things like if wearing socks on the outs.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostSep 22nd, 2016

How Pluto Got Its Giant Frozen Heart

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Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostSep 21st, 2016

Polar Bears Trap Team Of Scientists Inside Remote Weather Station In Russia

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Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostSep 14th, 2016

DNA Surprise! Giraffes Are Four Species, Not One

The Giraffe Conservation Foundation asked scientists to carry out a genetic analysis of giraffes in Namibia, southwest Africa, merely to understand how similar, or not, different populations were to each other, and how that could help in conservation effo.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostSep 9th, 2016

Climbers Are Scaling The World"s Tallest Trees In An Effort To Save Them

A group of dedicated tree-climbers are scaling towering trees in an effort to help heal the planet. Protected with little more than a harness and some rope,arborist Jake Milarch has scaled redwoods topping 300 feet — that’s as tall as the Stat.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostSep 7th, 2016

Freddie Mercury Has Asteroid Named After Him For 70th Birthday

An asteroid has been named after Freddie Mercury, who would have turned 70 years old Monday. The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center renamed Asteroid 17473 as “Freddiemercury” for the legendary Queen singer. Queen guit.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostSep 5th, 2016

Phew, Those Famous White Streaks On "The Scream" Are Not Bird Poop

As any art history fanatic knows, there exists not one, but four copies of Edvard Munch’s well-known masterpiece, “The Scream,” on this planet Earth. One of them ― a pastel version ― sold for a mind-boggling $119 million to an Americ.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 31st, 2016

Scientists, true believers gather for annual UFO symposium

Scientists, true believers gather for annual UFO symposium.....»»

Category: aliensSource: ufonewsAug 29th, 2016

6 Scientists Just Spent A Year On Simulated Mars. Here"s What They Learned.

HONOLULU, Hawaii ― Sending humans to Mars presents enormous challenges, from the technological to the psychological. Perhaps no one understands the mental test better than the team of international scientists who just spent a year living inside an .....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 27th, 2016