What would you want to do with a cockroach? Most people would like to squash, smash, or burn the verminous pest, but scientists aren’t wired like that. Instead, a Japanese-led research team in Singapore has turned cockroaches into remote-operated brainless drones. By inserting probes into the roaches’ nervous systems, the scientists can pilot them around …
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Have you heard of these true crime stories? Modern technology sure is good for this. The 1974 Murder of Barbara Waldman Solved (March 2026) – More than 52 years after 31-year-old Barbara Waldman was raped and murdered inside her family’s home in Oceanside, New York, investigators identified her killer through advanced DNA technology. The suspect, …
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Remember Spaceballs? If that’s too old for you, it’s a 1987 sci-fi parody by Mel Brooks, featuring an evil spacefaring race called the Spaceballs. I’m bringing the movie up because it turns out that space balls are real. But they’re not as comically heinous as in the film. Recently, beachgoers discovered strange metallic spheres on …
All rivers flow into the ocean. And that’s the only thing they have in common with each other. Most rivers are relatively tame, even if they may have roaring rapids and massive waterfalls. Some, however, are just plain odd for various reasons. They may flow through extreme environments, change their course, or even be so …
What do you think of these odd human behaviors? Do you have something add to the list? Hikikomori – A term used to describe people who withdraw from society for long periods, sometimes staying isolated at home for years. Temple Grandin – Studied unusual sensory experiences and designed a “hug machine” to create calming pressure, …
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Scientific experimentation is fundamental to advancing our understanding of the world around us. But those experiments can be strange or even horrifying at times. Researchers across history have organized funny, mind-boggling, and revolting studies alike to test out their ideas. Sometimes the results have been worth it. Other times… Less so. Here’s a collection of …
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What weird things civilizations used before their time can you think of? Gourds as bowls and cups and fish skin for clothes are only some of the weird things. Animal Horns – Hollowed horns served as cups, containers, funnels, and musical instruments. Bones – Sharpened animal bones became needles, fishhooks, awls, knives, and carving tools. …
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The oceans are full of strange creatures. For example, look no further than the remora. Remoras are shark-like fish with a unique suction cup-shaped back fin. With that fin, they can attach themselves to the stomachs of larger fish. Doing so, they can hitch a ride with the bigger, scarier ocean dweller. As they do …
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If your house catches fire, it’s game over. Even if it doesn’t burn to the ground, all the water the firefighters will spray on it will surely cause massive damage to the structures and your belongings. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a way to extinguish a fire without water? Soon, there might be. …
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They say the eyes are the windows of the soul. But you can see a lot of other things in the eyes, too. To be perfectly honest, our eyes are a little freaky. In some ways, human eyes are some of the sharpest in nature, and there’s a lot that goes on in those balls …
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